Posted: Oct 05, 2017 8:31 pm
proudfootz wrote:Animavore wrote:Your definition of Gish gallop confirms mine.
Nope.
And what has what Graham H thinks got to do with me?
Apparently nothing, if you choose to disown someone of your own ilk.Post #2 is one argument. Not a string of them. And the reason this conspiracy is implausible is because of the thousands that need to be involved in keeping it, each individual and groups of individuals along the way approached and went along without saying anything or having a moral objection.
It is supposed to be one argument, much like Gish presents his argument against evolution.
It's a post much like your 'joke' about how Trump couldn't keep a secret. Which is why your 'joke' fell flat - it's indistinguishable from the serious contentions or 'serious' would-be debonkers.
Such as your citation from debunkers about the Contras - "One conspiracy was discovered in only a few years, therefore all must be the same. Case closed!"
No it's not.
The argument is a single argument. There's far too many people involved in the conspiracy for it to be plausible. He then LISTS the individuals, groups, and organisations who would need to be involved. You seem to be treating each item on the list like they are separate arguments, rather than separate items on a list.
In your own words:
