submitted 10 months ago by TC_209@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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From this comment... it's just so much: "I hope you and the other commenter both someday achieve the maturity to look back on this conversation and be embarrassed. I further hope you'll move beyond embarrassment and realize that it's part of growing up to make mistakes like that."

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[-] CantaloupeAss@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

I have no idea what "gish gallops" means which makes the parent comment also very funny

[-] buckykat@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

A gish gallop is lying so fast that by the time whoever you're arguing with manages to refute all your lies the conversation has already been over for a while

[-] TC_209@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

It's a modern term (named after creationist Duane Gish) for an old-as-dirt oral debate tactic: spew as much bullshit, lies, half-truths and occasional facts as you can in order to bamboozle your audience, as well as put your debate opponent into a position of needing to debunk your nonsense rather than argue their own points.