If scientists were Pokémon, Gish Gallop attacks would be "Super Effective!" on us, because we get stuck correcting each bit of misinformation spewing out of our opponent's mouth... which is why creationists use it so extensively. It "buries in bullshit" anyone committed to factual accuracy.
The debate technique of telling lies quickly, shamelessly & confidently comes from creationists, and it has a name: the Gish Gallop. Vance has perfected it. www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum... by @leafwarbler.bsky.social 🧪
A dishonest creationist debating tactic shouldn’t go unchallenged in American life. Or in national politics
It's one of my most hated bad faith arguments
a lot of scientists need to learn to take seriously how bad actors participate in dialogue and discourse at the very least, they need to learn the lesson that sartre was trying to convey in his "never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies..." quote
An incredibly important skill is to figure out the most important piece of misinformation that can be debunked in the timeframe and keep hammering on that
Alternatively, you can just bring an air horn to the debate, and every time they open their mouth, you hit them with a blast and say, "Gish gallop!"
Alt: Homer Simpson in a huge hat, carrying an air horn
The solution is to keep fact checking and be public about about the lies they tell us. You cant bring down a liar if the people who prop them up want to hear the lies. Therefore its about spreading the word of the extent of their lies so the people who want to hear them at least get a sour taste.
As Alberto said 😑 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandol...