Shotgun argumentation / Gish gallop / Butterfly logic

Shotgun argumentation (or Gish gallop, or butterfly logic) is when you throw out many points or claims in a rush so the other side can't answer them all—or you jump from one point to another without a clear link—then act as if you've given a reason for your conclusion. Quantity feels like evidence but it isn't. The fallacy is to overwhelm instead of argue. The remedy is to pick one claim at a time and ask: does this actually support the conclusion?

Examples

• We need lower taxes. And have you seen the parks? And my cousin lost his job. So we should vote for X.

• The economy is bad, crime is up, the schools are failing, and they raised fees—so we need a new leader.

• Look at this study, and that report, and what she said, and the other thing—so the policy is wrong.

• There's corruption, and waste, and incompetence, and the other side did worse—vote for us.

• We've got cost, quality, speed, and customer feedback—so we're the best.