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seanahan commented on the word gish gallop
A debate tactic used by Duane Gish in support of creationism. His rapid fire statements are silly and disjoint, but by the time you've refuted one of them, he's shot out a dozen more. Since it's easier to make up false claims than to disprove them, he always stays ahead, and by the end of the debate, he gets more points with the audience because his opponent only refuted a fraction of his claims.
January 18, 2009