Pros And Cons Of Donald Trump Fallacies

Donald Trump is known for the use of fallacies on the internet. For this reason, the first fallacy I looked up was on Donald Trump’s Twitter account. Trump tweeted, “The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly (306), so they made up a story - RUSSIA. Fake news!” (@realdonaldtrump). It almost seems that Trump is the one spewing fake news, not the democrats. In fact, Trump has made over 100 false claims since he was sworn in, however this is not the point (Dale). William Legate, the founder of Ponder, replied, “The fact that u went from SCREAMING (caps lock) at them yesterday for leaking to denying it today hints that it's all true” (@williamlegate). This is a commonly used fallacy known as false cause,
The article argues both sides, but not in an effective way, as it includes many fallacies. The first fallacy I found was a con for medical marijuana. They stated that medical marijuana is bad because the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) oppose it. The article states that the FDA and DEA “do not support the use of smoked marijuana for medical purposes” (ProCons.org). This is a fallacy known as appeal to authority, as the only proof they try to give, is that the FDA and the DEA don’t support it. These 2 parties are obviously biased and their opinion shouldn’t matter, especially the DEA’s as they make tons of money off of marijuana drug busts. Another issue they discuss is that marijuana has little health risks, although this is not entirely true. The article says that, “There is very little evidence that smoking marijuana as a means of taking it represents a significant health risk” (ProCons.org). This is a fallacy known as appeal to ignorance, as the article states that there isn’t enough evidence to conclude that marijuana is unsafe. Although there isn’t enough evidence, it doesn’t necessarily mean that there are no health risks. It is wrong to just assume that there are no health risks, simply due to the lack of evidence. The last fallacy I found was that marijuana can lead to addiction. The article claims that, “The evidence clearly indicates that long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction” (ProCons.org). This statement is obviously a false cause, as the survey group could have just been marijuana smokers with addictive tendencies. Just because a mere 10% of people get addicted to the drug, doesn’t mean that the drug can lead to addiction. There are other factors that they need to take into consideration before concluding that marijuana is an addictive