Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Political Term of the Week: GISH GALLOP

A "Gish Gallop" is a debate technique where a participant overwhelms their opponent with a rapid series of many arguments, half-truths, misrepresentations, and misleading statements, without regard for the accuracy or strength of those arguments. The purpose of this technique is to drown the opponent in a flood of points that are difficult to refute within the limited time available in a debate, thereby giving the impression that the speaker's position is stronger than it actually is. This tactic is named after Duane Gish, a creationist debater who frequently used this method. The Gish gallop is often criticized for promoting quantity over quality and for hindering meaningful, substantive discussion.

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I’ll take the guy with a cold who meandered a few times over a rapist, racist, traitor, lying convicted felon wannabe dictator who compromised national security repeatedly and botched every decision he had to make and sent the country into complete disrespect around the world while ruining SCOTUS for most of the rest of my life and doing insane amounts of damage to climate progress.

I’m voting for Biden, but I can’t lie and say he was great tonight cuz that’d be a gahtdamn lie. Tonight was terrible. #Debate2024

@nazokiyoubinbou

More people are watching this debate to worry over what it means to imaginary "voters" who somehow do not have any opinion.

Some are enjoying Trump because they enjoy him and think is funny and "tells it like it is"

Let this lull them into surprise for November. I detest Biden. I don't find him compelling. I have never liked him. And I will ensure he will win because it's the only viable option.

It's a very different kind of "enthusiasm" --

"I would be very happy to be someplace else, in a nice location someplace." -- Donald Trump in the debate

Oh don't worry, Donald. The department of corrections folks will make sure you have a nice location someplace.

I really cannot stress this enough: Biden was incredibly impressive on substance, depth, and breadth was all there. But he sounded weak unless he was angry. And, Trump's string of absurd lies and terrifying hatred was just insane. I know Mainstream Media and viewers are not going to focus on this, but they should because this is what counts for US.

Gee I can't decide.

How fast was your first modem? Boost if you feel the nostalgia?

Units omitted because nomenclature has shifted over time and IFKYK.

@GreenFire
There should be an onscreen fact check like Newsmax just did when a guest (forget which GOP crazy it was) started in on election denial. Newsmax is facing a huge defamation lawsuit and ran a chyron saying "Newsmax accepts the 2020 election results as legal and fair." Networks can reject onscreen lies when they want to.

It's too much to ask for a Nickelodeon style sliming, as someone brilliantly suggested earlier, but there should be clarification and a penalty.

The US economy under Trump:

- highest stock market ever
- best job market in 50 years
- US manufacturing up 25% in 3 years
- highest economic growth of any major advanced economy

Oh wait, sorry, that’s the US economy under JOE BIDEN.

Why even have a debate if you're not going to fact check?!?

The TRUTH on immigration and the border:

Senate Republicans proposed a border bill.

Democrats embraced the bill and were ready to pass it.

Senate Republicans then KILLED their own bill - on Trump's orders - just to stop Biden from getting a win.

TRUMP KILLED THE BORDER BILL.

Trumpf has now promised to get an American reporter released from a Russian prison AND end the war on Ukraine. But maybe he should finish building the wall and make Mexico pay for it—you know, as he bodaciously proclaimed during his first run for president.

#presidentialdebate

It just doesn’t work to try to combat a firehose of lies and bullshit with reasoned facts. Trump just projects, lies, and spews nonsense.

#Debate2024 #FuckDonaldTrump #CNN #VoteBlueToSaveTheWorld