The way a Gish gallop works is that it’s pointless to refute one of the references, because there are too many others that would take too much time and effort to refute.
Are you… also against citing references in scientific papers, which usually cite vastly more than this post? Just because there are many links, does not mean it’s necessary to respond to all content of all links. If anything, citing your references on average makes it easier to respond.
Just because there are many links, does not mean it’s necessary to respond to all content of all links.
I read the phrase
And the fact that they lead to clear examples of the feasibility of such proposal in every single example was impressive.
as implying that each link is evidence (at least to that person, not to the OP) and therefore refuting the initial post would require responding to all of them.
The way a Gish gallop works is that it’s pointless to refute one of the references, because there are too many others that would take too much time and effort to refute.
Are you… also against citing references in scientific papers, which usually cite vastly more than this post? Just because there are many links, does not mean it’s necessary to respond to all content of all links. If anything, citing your references on average makes it easier to respond.
I read the phrase
as implying that each link is evidence (at least to that person, not to the OP) and therefore refuting the initial post would require responding to all of them.