Pete Buttigeig demonstrates how to handle the "Gish gallop" right wing talkover

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Pete is known for his strong debate skills. Those skills are well-displayed in how he handles the Gish galllop talkover from Scott Perry.

For those unfamiliar with the term

The Gish gallop (/ˈɡɪʃ ˈɡæləp/) is a rhetorical technique in which a person in a debate attempts to overwhelm their opponent by providing an excessive number of arguments with no regard for the accuracy or strength of those arguments.

British journalist Mehdi Hasan suggests using these three steps to beat the Gish gallop:[7]

--Because there are too many falsehoods to address, it is wise to choose one as an example. Choose the weakest, dumbest, most ludicrous argument that your opponent has presented and tear this argument to shreds (also known as the weak point rebuttal).

--Do not budge from the issue. Don't move on until you have decisively destroyed the nonsense and clearly made your point.

-- Call it out: name the strategy. "This is a strategy called the 'Gish Gallop'. Do not be fooled by the flood of nonsense you have just heard."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop#:~:text=The%20Gish%20gallop%20(%2Fˈɡ,or%20strength%20of%20those%20arguments.

Pete does it exceptionally well in this interaction with Scott Perry.

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