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[–]MarkTwainiac 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I will admit that I hate these arguments because they're so wordy and it makes my head hurt. It feels like they try to throw so many words to the wall and hope if confuses the person they're arguing with

There's actually a name for this deliberate argument style/tactic that you've described to a T: Gish Gallop.