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Sometimes people are just wrong. And damn certain of what they are wrong about. We have a jump in these this month. They clearly appear to come here to dispute the wrong things they believe, and to cause friction because they don't agree. Now maybe there are mistakes about who is wanting to debate in good faith and who is just here to gum up the works. Some of these people are here on ASR to gum up the works.
So you get to a point where Brandolini's law comes into a effect and this is where someone just wishing to gum up the works or cause trouble can be effective if left to spew out bad information.
Brandolini’s law (also called the bullshit asymmetry principle), is the adage that “the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it”. This denotes that it’s generally much easier to say something without concern for things such as the truth, evidence, or logic, than it is to prove that what was said is wrong.
You can read about it in depth here:
effectiviology.com
It is particularly disruptive when someone Gish Gallops as a way to stay ahead of any counter arguments or corrections. Something a couple people have definitely been doing this past week.
Similarly, it can be beneficial when it comes to understanding how to respond to large amounts of bullshit, as in the case of responding to a Gish gallop, which is a rhetorical technique that involves overwhelming your opponent with weak many arguments. Specifically, since Gish gallops tend to involve a lot of bullshit, Brandolini’s law can help you realize that rather than refuting every piece of bullshit that you encounter, it might be more effective to focus only on its key points, or on reminding the Gish galloper that they’re the ones with an initial burden of proof when it comes to supporting their argument.
So you get to a point where Brandolini's law comes into a effect and this is where someone just wishing to gum up the works or cause trouble can be effective if left to spew out bad information.
Brandolini’s law (also called the bullshit asymmetry principle), is the adage that “the amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it”. This denotes that it’s generally much easier to say something without concern for things such as the truth, evidence, or logic, than it is to prove that what was said is wrong.
You can read about it in depth here:
Brandolini’s Law: The Bullshit Asymmetry Principle – Effectiviology

It is particularly disruptive when someone Gish Gallops as a way to stay ahead of any counter arguments or corrections. Something a couple people have definitely been doing this past week.
Similarly, it can be beneficial when it comes to understanding how to respond to large amounts of bullshit, as in the case of responding to a Gish gallop, which is a rhetorical technique that involves overwhelming your opponent with weak many arguments. Specifically, since Gish gallops tend to involve a lot of bullshit, Brandolini’s law can help you realize that rather than refuting every piece of bullshit that you encounter, it might be more effective to focus only on its key points, or on reminding the Gish galloper that they’re the ones with an initial burden of proof when it comes to supporting their argument.