I think most of them are well aware of what it means. But instead of actually debating the issue, they have us running around trying to clarify what we mean when they know damn well what we mean.
That isn’t meant to be an insult to anyone, just an observation.
That's actually a debate tactic, called "Gish Gallop". The idea is to throw out as many arguments as possible, so that your opponent gets over-whelmed trying to counter argue bullshit.
I think most of them are well aware of what it means. But instead of actually debating the issue, they have us running around trying to clarify what we mean when they know damn well what we mean.
That isn’t meant to be an insult to anyone, just an observation.
That's actually a debate tactic, called "Gish Gallop". The idea is to throw out as many arguments as possible, so that your opponent gets over-whelmed trying to counter argue bullshit.
This is more akin to a motte and bailey, with them tricking us into bashing our heads against the motte.
The Gish gallop?
Seems more like pilpul to me actually
That actually seems to be exactly it. Making people argue over the argument instead of what the argument was actually about.