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phantom power

(25,966 posts) Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:20 AM Jun 2014

The success of modern Conservatism, as explained in a single image:

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The success of modern Conservatism, as explained in a single image: (Original Post) phantom power Jun 2014 OP

Often manifests itself as the Gish Gallop. longship Jun 2014 #1

longship

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1. Often manifests itself as the Gish Gallop.

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Mon Jun 2, 2014, 11:35 AM

Jun 2014

For those who don't know... Gish Gallop

The Gish Gallop is the debating technique of drowning the opponent in such a torrent of small arguments that their opponent cannot possibly answer or address each one in real time. More often than not, these myriad arguments are full of half-truths, lies, and straw-man arguments - the only condition is that there be many of them, not that they be particularly compelling on their own. They may be escape hatches or "gotcha" arguments that are specifically designed to be brief, but take a long time to unravel. Thus, galloping is frequently used in timed debates (especially by creationists) to overwhelm one's opponent.

It is one of the many irrational methods used by the right wing.

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