The Jan 6th hearings logic goes like this:
1. Some white supremacists are allegedly members of Proud Boys, a group whose leader is a person of color.
2. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers once talked.
3. Trump encouraged legal protests against certifying the vote before an audit.
1. Some white supremacists are allegedly members of Proud Boys, a group whose leader is a person of color.
2. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers once talked.
3. Trump encouraged legal protests against certifying the vote before an audit.
4. Members of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were allegedly the violent ones at the protests. They fought and injured law enforcement.
5. Trump once said of Proud Boys, "Stand down and stand by" which the Fake News told the public means get ready for violence on his behalf.
5. Trump once said of Proud Boys, "Stand down and stand by" which the Fake News told the public means get ready for violence on his behalf.
6. Trump's advisors did not think the election was rigged.
7. Trump did not try to stop the violent protests.
7. Put it all together and Dems conclude Trump instigated an organized insurrection against the government while no evidence supports the claim.
7. Trump did not try to stop the violent protests.
7. Put it all together and Dems conclude Trump instigated an organized insurrection against the government while no evidence supports the claim.
I call this form of persuasion Hannity Persuasion. You list several true facts then slip in a conclusion that doesn't match the evidence and hope no one notices because the argument has too many variables.
Example of Hannity Persuasion: Potatoes are food. All humans eventually die. Crops require water. Some farmers have drought problems. Trump eats potatoes and drinks water. Therefore, Trump wants you to die.
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