Gish gallops

A form of Gish gallop — A rhetorical technique in which a dishonest speaker lists a string of falsehoods or misleading items so that their opponent will be unable to counter each one and still be able to make their own counterpoints.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Gish gallop
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