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: ad hominem - attacking the character or motive of the person making an argument, rather than attacking the argument itself. : Schlapp attacks Cohen's character and suggests his motives, without refuting any of Cohen's allegations.
: ad hominem - attacking the character or motive of the person making an argument, rather than attacking the argument itself. : Schlapp focuses on Cohen's possible motives for his claims against Trump, without refuting any of Cohen's claims against Trump.
: appeal to ignorance - suggesting that something is true simply because it hasn’t yet been proven false. : Schlapp suggests the idea of conflicts of interests may be true, because they haven't yet been proven false.
: Rather than explore the merits of the allegation, Camerota defends the vetting process and Mueller's character.
: appeal to ignorance - suggesting that something is true simply because it hasn’t yet been proven false. : Schlapp suggests the idea of conflicts of interests with Bob Mueller may be true, because Mueller hasn't yet proven them false.
: Schlapp, not being challenged on the veracity of the conflicts, is now free to focus on the vetting process.
: the American people - promoting a position as having the overwhelming support of all Americans, while providing no evidence that it does.
: misleading claim - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue. : The "business relationship" between Mueller and Trump that ended, was Mueller's membership at a Trump golf course.[1]
: Schlapp acknowledges he's making his conclusions based on a lack of evidence to the contrary.
: Camerota again defends the DOJ vetting process, while never scrutinizing the claim of conflicts of interest.
: misleading claim - a statement with a few elements or kernel of truth, which can easily be proven deceptive or fundamentally untrue. : The "acrimonious business relationship" Schlapp is referring to was Mueller ending his membership at a Trump golf course.[2]
: Camerota again defends the vetting process.
: appeals to ignorance - suggesting that something is true simply because it hasn’t yet been proven false. : Schlapp concludes that "there's something there," because it hasn't yet been proven that there's not something there.
: whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Schlapp shifts the focus from Trump not doing enough to stop Russian infiltration to Obama not doing enough to stop Russian infiltration.
: false claim - a statement that is directly contradicted by fact and can be easily proven untrue. : Russian efforts were NOT designed to create chaos for both Clinton and Trump; they were designed to hurt Clinton and help Trump.[3]
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