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Sogo

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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 09:52 PM Wednesday

In a nutshell: Gish Gallop. [View all]

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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Welp, I guess that old saying is true, MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #1
It's what helped get him elected. progressoid Wednesday #2
The sad fact that he did that stunt is proof that they know Klarkashton Wednesday #3
Invented by Kelly Anne Con-job Intractable Wednesday #4
KnR and thanks for the reminder Alice Kramden Wednesday #5
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