How Trump Uses ‘Gish Gallop’ to Spew Disinformation

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How Trump Uses ‘Gish Gallop’ to Spew Disinformation

Lorraine Ali: “GG, as I’ve come to call it, is a shell game/debate tactic that takes its name from Duane Gish, a prominent figure in the creationist movement who deployed dubious arguments, selective factoids and rapid-fire lies to overwhelm his opponents in public discussions about the theory of evolution.” “The disinformation technique, coined Gish Gallop in 1994 by the National Center for Science Education’s founding director, Eugenie Scott, …

Column: How Trump uses the 'Gish Gallop' to flood debates with lies and nonsense

Trump's debate technique involves burying opponents with so many falsehoods and outlandish statements that they don't have time to respond.