Gambit

A gambit is something that is calculated to gain a later advantage given an initial risk. In logic, a gambit is a fallacy based on a false premise. In other words, it is taking the risk of lying in the beginning in order to win the argument.

Types of gambits we cover

 * Galileo gambit &mdash; if your ideas provoke the establishment to vilify or threaten you, you must be right
 * Just a theory &mdash; relies on lying about the meaning of "theory" in order to discredit the theory. It is usually used against the theory of evolution by creationists.
 * Pathos gambit &mdash; one debater falsely claims that their opponent is using emotional arguments rather than factual arguments
 * Science was wrong before
 * Semmelweis gambit &mdash; a synonym of the Galileo gambit that is used in alternative medicine
 * Shill gambit &mdash; one party dismisses the other's arguments by proclaiming them to be on the payroll of some agency