Recently, I listened to an interview by Guy Kawasaki on his Remarkable People podcast. He interviewed British Journalist Mehdi Hasan on his new book "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking." While I consider myself an accomplished arguer, Hasan grabbed my attention with his description of one technique that is confounding. Hasan pointed out a rhetorical device in debate called "The Gish Gallop." Under this form of argumentation, the arguer rapidly spouts a firehose of misinformation: half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies. Because of the format of the debate, the responding party can’t deal with the flood of untruths and is effectively stymied.
Gish Gallopers: Dry Up the Firehose
Gish Gallopers: Dry Up the Firehose
Gish Gallopers: Dry Up the Firehose
Recently, I listened to an interview by Guy Kawasaki on his Remarkable People podcast. He interviewed British Journalist Mehdi Hasan on his new book "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking." While I consider myself an accomplished arguer, Hasan grabbed my attention with his description of one technique that is confounding. Hasan pointed out a rhetorical device in debate called "The Gish Gallop." Under this form of argumentation, the arguer rapidly spouts a firehose of misinformation: half-truths, misrepresentations, and outright lies. Because of the format of the debate, the responding party can’t deal with the flood of untruths and is effectively stymied.