Gish gallop

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From RationalWiki: "named after creationist Duane Gish, is the debating technique of drowning the opponent in such a torrent of half-truths, lies, and straw-man arguments that the opponent cannot possibly answer every falsehood in real time. The term was coined by Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education. Sam Harris describes the technique as 'starting 10 fires in 10 minutes.'"

The Gish gallop is a form of rhetorical deception.

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• The Gish gallop is in some ways similar to the rhetorical technique of acorn tossing.

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• Wikipedia redirects to Duane Gish
• RationalWiki