This is a quoted remark from a HCR newsletter. It fits. The felon in chief did not come to debate. He came to do just what he did. He used the format for his own purpose and the moderators did not moderate...they let him get away with lying and not answering questions. He showed contempt for the process, for the office of the presidency,…
This is a quoted remark from a HCR newsletter. It fits. The felon in chief did not come to debate. He came to do just what he did. He used the format for his own purpose and the moderators did not moderate...they let him get away with lying and not answering questions. He showed contempt for the process, for the office of the presidency, for the people of the United States.
"Below is a quote from a reader of HCR's newsletter concerning the debate and President Biden’s "performance":
“. This was not a debate. It was Trump using a technique that actually has a formal name, the Gish gallop, although I suspect he comes by it naturally. It’s a rhetorical technique in which someone throws out a fast string of lies, non-sequiturs, and specious arguments, so many that it is impossible to fact-check or rebut them in the amount of time it took to say them.
Trying to figure out how to respond makes the opponent look confused, because they don’t know where to start grappling with the flood that has just hit them.
It is a form of gaslighting, and it is especially effective on someone with a stutter, as Biden has. It is similar to what Trump did to Biden during a debate in 2020. In that case, though, the lack of muting on the mics left Biden simply saying: “Will you shut up, man?” a comment that resonated with the audience.
Giving Biden the enforced space to answer by killing the mic of the person not speaking tonight actually made the technique more effective.”
Linda, I'm a little confused by your comment. That quote about the Gish gallop is from Heather Cox Richardson herself, not "a reader of HCR's newsletter." We're a smart lot, but it was definitely HCR who introduced us to the Gish gallop.
This is a quoted remark from a HCR newsletter. It fits. The felon in chief did not come to debate. He came to do just what he did. He used the format for his own purpose and the moderators did not moderate...they let him get away with lying and not answering questions. He showed contempt for the process, for the office of the presidency, for the people of the United States.
"Below is a quote from a reader of HCR's newsletter concerning the debate and President Biden’s "performance":
“. This was not a debate. It was Trump using a technique that actually has a formal name, the Gish gallop, although I suspect he comes by it naturally. It’s a rhetorical technique in which someone throws out a fast string of lies, non-sequiturs, and specious arguments, so many that it is impossible to fact-check or rebut them in the amount of time it took to say them.
Trying to figure out how to respond makes the opponent look confused, because they don’t know where to start grappling with the flood that has just hit them.
It is a form of gaslighting, and it is especially effective on someone with a stutter, as Biden has. It is similar to what Trump did to Biden during a debate in 2020. In that case, though, the lack of muting on the mics left Biden simply saying: “Will you shut up, man?” a comment that resonated with the audience.
Giving Biden the enforced space to answer by killing the mic of the person not speaking tonight actually made the technique more effective.”
Linda, I'm a little confused by your comment. That quote about the Gish gallop is from Heather Cox Richardson herself, not "a reader of HCR's newsletter." We're a smart lot, but it was definitely HCR who introduced us to the Gish gallop.
I read it within a comment. Yes it was in HCR newsletter. I took the remark from a reader.
Aha. Now I get it!
I was the reader who posted that quote from HCR here, with credit to her.
I posted that quote from HCR's Letter here.
I posted this comment from HCR's letter on this site and several others, giving her proper credit.