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Gish gallops

Gish gallops is the plural of Gish gallop.

Meaning of Gish gallop

Noun

Gish gallop (plural Gish gallops)

  1. A rhetorical technique in which a dishonest speaker lists a string of falsehoods or misleading items so that their opponent will be unable to counter each one and still be able to make their own counterpoints.

Questions about Gish gallops

What is Gish gallops the plural of?
Gish gallops is the plural of Gish gallop.

Words near Gish gallops in the dictionary

  1. Giselle
  2. Gisenyi
  3. gises
  4. gish
  5. Gish gallop
  6. Gish gallops
  7. gished
  8. gishes
  9. Gishford
  10. Gishfords
  11. Gishi

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