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The Gish gallop (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ ʃ ˈ ɡ æ l ə p /) is a rhetorical technique in which a person in a debate attempts to overwhelm an opponent by presenting an excessive number of arguments, with no regard for their accuracy or strength, with a rapidity that makes it impossible for the opponent to address them in the time available.
A counterargument might seek to cast doubt on facts of one or more of the first argument's premises, to show that the first argument's contention does not follow from its premises in a valid manner, or the counterargument might pay little attention to the premises and common structure of the first argument and simply attempt to demonstrate that ...
René Descartes uses three arguments to cast doubt on our ability to know objectively: the dream argument, the deceiving God argument, and the malicious demon argument. [4] Since our senses cannot put us in contact with external objects themselves, but only with our mental images of such objects, we can have no absolute certainty that anything ...
Longtime news anchor Katie Couric urged her TikTok followers not to panic as votes rolled in for former President Trump on Tuesday night, initially suggesting it was a "red mirage."
Two deaths in one Massachusetts town cast doubt on the relationship between police and prosecutors. Antonio Planas and Tim Stelloh. Updated September 2, 2024 at 10:14 AM.
Swisher then interjected to cast doubt on Downey Jr’s statement, believing that “future executives certainly will” want to use his likeness again. The actor quickly replied saying: “And I ...
The rational man groans as he gropes for the truth; he knows that reasoning is no more than tentative, that other considerations may intervene to cast doubt on it." Antisemites are attracted by "the durability of a stone." What frightens them is the uncertainty of truth. [2] "The anti-Semite has chosen hate because hate is a faith."
Doubt is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, based on his Pulitzer Prize–winning and Tony Award–winning 2004 stage play Doubt: A Parable. Produced by Scott Rudin , the film takes place in a Catholic elementary school named for St. Nicholas .