re: #139 Obdicut

No, I don’t miss the days when white supremacy was openly tolerated and able to be promoted on mainstream media. Unfortunately, it still is somewhat on FOX news and other right-wing media outlets.

I don’t understand why you think it’s a good idea to give airtime to the view of the KKK. Can you explain why you like to see this sort of propaganda get distributed?

I get that you’re pretending to not understand the basic concept of the Gish Gallop— it’s very different from your intentionally obtuse style of disingenuous argument, after all— but it’s pretty simple to comprehend: Climate change deniers, creationists and the like use opportunities like this one to rapid-fire spit out such an array of distortions, lies, fabrications, half-truths, etc. that no reasonable scientist can hope to respond to them cogently. T his is because it is far easier to bullshit than to make a good case.

So, it’s better to not give airtime to the stupid propagandandists, because while they lack substance, they can give the impression of an actual argument.

The Gish Gallop is perfectly suited for venues where both sides are time-limited (radio/TV appearances, presidential debates, etc.), not so much when there’s time to pick it apart…and even that’s difficult at best.