Attacks the frame

Gish gallop

So many claims are fired at once that you can't answer them all.

The first tell

You feel overwhelmed. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.

What it sounds like

In a debate, someone lists twelve reasons in one breath and says: You can't refute all that.

Say back

Pick your strongest one and we'll test it.

If they push

They're all strong.

Then any one will do. Which?

How this family is disarmed

Reject the premise and restate it in your own terms.

See it in dating and at work

Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.

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