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===== Even “gish gallop” can be a misapplied label from debate-culture vocabulary, not a deliberate attempt to derail. It’s a harmful move either way — but intent and inner cause are still underdetermined. =====

So: in this hypothetical, you can reasonably say:
* “This is effectively unproductive / incompatible with our norms.” (high confidence) But you can’t say with high confidence:
* “This is definitely pride/selfishness/defense/bad faith + low-effort + flooding + skill deficit.”

You can say “likely some self-protective cognition,” but not “the whole bundle.”