Brandolini's Law

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I was aware of the fact. But did not know it had a name.

What I'm also aware of, and I do not know if it has a name: when BS is mixed with truth, then is almost impossible to debunk. If you have the right mix of facts, truth and lies, well packed together, then you have a tool to convince almost anyone of almost anything.

One aspect of what you describe could be sophism, using fallacious arguments to persuade? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sophism

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