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[edit]

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Gambit might refer to:

* Galileo gambit -- if your ideas provoke the establishment to vilify or threaten you, you must be right
* Just a theory -- 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 -- one debater falsely claims that their opponent is using emotional arguments rather than factual arguments
* Science was wrong before
* Semmelweis gambit -- a synonym of the Galileo gambit that is used in alternative medicine
* Shill gambit -- one party dismisses the other's arguments by proclaiming them to be on the payroll of some agency