What Does It Mean to "Win" An Argument? Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with John Donvan
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How to Overcome Gish Gallups
There was so much going on there, including it sounds like a lot of improvisation in the moment. I believe this was, you did not script the 610 1932 issue, but it came out very, very, very fluidly. But also, as you say, she, Anne-Marie Waters, who is this right-wing anti-Muslim activist, she does a long rant where she just throws one nonsensical accusation after another at Islam and Muslims. And that's what I call in debate circles as the Gish Gallup - overwhelming your opponent with so much nonsense,. You're unable to rebut all of them in one go. The book is divided into three sections: preparation and homework and
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