"The Gish Gallop should not be confused with the argumentum ad nauseam, in which the same point is repeated many times. In a Gish Gallop, many bullshit points are given all at once."
It overwhelms the audience with so much information, that it becomes difficult to refute even one single point.
Take note that not one single reference or citation is provided and remember that unexplained does NOT mean unexplainable.
It is highly likely that these tales are exaggerated, misconstrued, misunderstood, poorly documented or even actually have explanations that have been ignored.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop
"The Gish Gallop should not be confused with the argumentum ad nauseam, in which the same point is repeated many times. In a Gish Gallop, many bullshit points are given all at once."
It overwhelms the audience with so much information, that it becomes difficult to refute even one single point.
Take note that not one single reference or citation is provided and remember that unexplained does NOT mean unexplainable.
It is highly likely that these tales are exaggerated, misconstrued, misunderstood, poorly documented or even actually have explanations that have been ignored.