By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/06/2026"Gish Gallop" is a debating term for an opponent who makes so many claims that "it's impossible to address them in the time available" (it's named for Creationist Duane Gish): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga... I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI. 1/ 7383153
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/06/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/06/06/a... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 2759
Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I saw Gish in person at UW-Madison. He delivered the epitome of the Gish Gallop. Still didn’t convince the audience except for the church-goers bussed in. 1121
Solilequn @selwyndavis.bsky.social · 07/06/2026people seem to forget it is not the role of the audience to disprove, it the the onus of the claimant to prove. 010
Stop Truth Decay @swainhart.bsky.social · 07/06/2026@dianearcher.bsky.social for your edification... 000
Cowudi 🍉🐺🐻🐙🐷🌿🌍🌎 @cowudi.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I think this must be another of your groundbreaking threads. Breakingg down the whole hustle of AI and dara centres in such a short space is a feat of communication, pity reading comprehension is so lacking lately in those who most need it! 131