“Don’t expect to counter Russia’s fire hose of falsehood with the squirt gun of truth. Instead, put raincoats on those at whom the fire hose is aimed.” If your job in an argument with a Gish Galloper is to “put raincoats” on your audience, that begins by making your audience aware of what they’re being subjected to. Point out the speed at which your opponent is speaking, and the laundry list of lies that they’ve just recited aloud in record time. You can even point out that your opponent is using a propagandistic move straight out of the Kremlin playbook. Or point out that your opponent is
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