There are shorthand terms to refer to the kinds of argumentation common with lovers of pseudoscience, such as vaccine rejectionists. These definitions are from the RationalWiki, which I have silently rephrased in some cases.
The Gish Gallop is named for creationist Duane Gish, for the debating technique of drowning the opponent in such a torrent of half-truths, lies, and straw-man arguments that the opponent cannot possibly answer every falsehood in real time. The term was coined by Eugenie Scott from the National Center for Science Education...The debating term for this is spreading.
The one single proof fallacy is designed to apparently negate a preponderance of circumstantial evidence by claiming that without a specific key proof, the whole argument is invalid. The effectiveness of the technique is dependent on a sort of distortion of Occam's razor whereby any evidence that does not provide the whole answer is ignored.Argumentum ad tl;dr is the technique of swamping an opponent with dense walls of text. The purpose is to artificially inflate the appearance of depth and quality of information presented. Often enough, the actual content of several paragraphs can be summed in a sentence.
PRATT: A point refuted a thousand times, commonly abbreviated as PRATT, is a common phrase on internet forums where debates have a tendency to go in circles. I get PRATT-cranky with anti-vaccine tropes presented as new by, well, noobs.
JAQing off is the technique of stealthily forming accusations while hiding behind the claim that one is "Just Asking Questions". The strategy is to keep asking leading questions in an attempt to influence listeners' views; the term is derived from the frequent claim by the denialist that they are "just asking questions," albeit in a manner much the same as political push polls. It is often associated with denialism in general. Glenn Beck often gives master classes in this technique.
The Ham Hightail is a term invented by P.Z. Myers to describe the arguments presented at Ken Ham's Creation Museum. In contrast to the Gish Gallop, the Ham Hightail consists of hurtling from point to point, ignoring all contrary evidence, and quoting the Bible whenever proof is required.
A concern troll, in visiting sites representing views he disagrees with, originally hides his opposition and gives advice on how things could "improved" things, for example in the tactical use of rhetoric, site rules, or with more philosophical consistency.
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