Win Debates Like Mehdi Hasan
Deconstructed
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The Gish Gallup
The Gish Gallup is a tactic used by fascists and creationist Christians to overwhelm their opponents with distortions, deflections, distractions. In the book Matty says there's a three-step process for stopping that from happening when you're interviewing someone like Donald Trump. You can't rebut every lie; they want to distract you with sheer quantity. Once you've picked on it, don't budge. And then third of all, call it out.
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