You award this way too soon, The other candidates haven’t even chimed in on this thread.
Fallacy: Appeal to Ridicule
Also Known as: Appeal to Mockery, The Horse Laugh.
The Appeal to Ridicule is a fallacy in which ridicule or mockery is substituted for evidence in an “argument.” This line of “reasoning” has the following form:
X, which is some form of ridicule is presented (typically directed at the claim).
Therefore claim C is false.
This sort of “reasoning” is fallacious because mocking a claim does not show that it is false. This is especially clear in the following example: “1+1=2! That’s the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!”
Examples of Appeal to Ridicule
“Sure my worthy opponent claims that we should lower tuition, but that is just laughable.”
“Support the ERA? Sure, when the women start paying for the drinks! Hah! Hah!”
“Those wacky conservatives! They think a strong military is the key to peace!”