> It's generally easier and less time consuming to produce a bad argument than it is to produce a good argument to refute the bad argument Yep, that's the main

> It's generally easier and less time consuming to produce a bad argument than it is to produce a good argument to refute the bad argument Yep, that's the main reason the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop works. > Get too many independent sources of bad arguments in your society, and there simply won't be time and resources to counter them. You can find time and resources to counter the most damaging bad arguments, though. Many bad arguments just do things like sell pills or supplements that don't actually do anything measurable that beats placebo; not really harmful per se, even if based on bullshit. See: "Dr." Oz.