This showcase bit is my favorite scam in the Trump #coronapocalypse repertoire. 
This seems prima facie true, but it is actually a false cause fallacy.
Trump claims the test causes the "case," but it doesn't.
The test does not cause the case, the test _detects_ the case that pre-exists the test.
The virus causes the case.
In other words: this is nonsense.
Trump claims the test causes the "case," but it doesn't.
The test does not cause the case, the test _detects_ the case that pre-exists the test.
The virus causes the case.
In other words: this is nonsense.
When I say nonsense, I mean it is completely illogical, but it sounds good. So he says it over and over.
It must be so great to be untethered from logic and reality.
It must be so great to be untethered from logic and reality.
And Swan is great here, but he doesn't point out the very obvious logical fallacies. I would love to see someone ask Trump why he thinks the test causes the case, not the virus.
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