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Sogo

(6,982 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 09:52 PM Dec 17

In a nutshell: Gish Gallop.

Wikipedia: The Gish gallop is a rhetorical technique in which a person in a debate attempts to overwhelm an opponent by presenting an excessive number of arguments, without regard for their accuracy or strength, with a rapidity that makes it impossible for the opponent to address them in the time available. Gish galloping prioritizes the quantity of the galloper's arguments at the expense of their quality.

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In a nutshell: Gish Gallop. (Original Post) Sogo Dec 17 OP

Welp, I guess that old saying is true, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 17 #1

It's what helped get him elected. progressoid Dec 17 #2

The sad fact that he did that stunt is proof that they know Klarkashton Dec 17 #3

Invented by Kelly Anne Con-job Intractable Dec 17 #4

KnR and thanks for the reminder Alice Kramden Dec 17 #5

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,716 posts)

1. Welp, I guess that old saying is true,

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 09:56 PM

Dec 17

"if you can't dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit", and that's what he delivered tonight, pure unadulterated bullshit.

I didn't watch it, but judging from the threads and posts here on DU, that's my takeaway.