It's a trap!

[OzyWho]

Today I learned a new term (Yay!) - Gish gallop.

The Gish gallop is a term for an eristic technique in which a debater attempts to overwhelm an opponent by excessive number of arguments, without regard for the accuracy or strength of those arguments.

Do you know who's gameplay it immediately made me think of? If you guessed @Distorted , then you were completely correct! (And to a lesser extent blink too)
Dude did it as either alignment, just for different reasons.


But here is the part that inspired this threads title:

If a debater is familiar with an opponent who is known to use the Gish gallop, the technique may be countered by pre-empting and refuting the opponent's commonly used arguments first, before the opponent has an opportunity to launch into a Gish gallop.

I remember doing that instinctively in the past. (there's much much MUCH less arguing now than I remember 1 and 2 years ago, so no reason now)

But when you do that, you get the "he is too concerned about how others view him = scum" comments.

It's a trap!

Just wanted to share a random thought. Nothing to see here, move along.