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Trump/Russia 2016 election investigation (continued, now with Ukraine!)

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Calelari August 2, 2020, 7:00pm 5184

Could also be a “gish gallop”, perhaps?

en.wikipedia.org

Gish gallop

The Gish gallop is a technique used during debating that focuses on overwhelming an opponent with as many arguments as possible, without regard for accuracy or strength of the arguments. The term was coined by Eugenie Scott and named after the creationist Duane Gish, who used the technique frequently against proponents of evolution. During a Gish gallop, a debater confronts an opponent with a rapid series of many specious arguments, half-truths, and misrepresentations in a short space of time, ...

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