Chewbacca defense

English Etymology Chewbacca (a character from the 1977 film Star Wars) + en defense; coined in "Chef Aid", a 1998 episode of South Park. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chewbacca defense.wav US Noun Chewbacca defense en legal humorous Any legal strategy or propaganda strategy that seeks to overwhelm its audience with nonsensical arguments, as a way of confusing the audience and drowning out legitimate opposing arguments. en 2013-07-12 The Monetary Debate: Enter Chewbacca w:Paul Krugman The Conscience of a Liberal w:The New York Times http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/the-monetary-debate-enter-chewbacca/ But at this point John Taylor, at least — and I believe he's not alone — has gone full Chewbacca defense. https://web.archive.org/web/20210330192327/https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/the-monetary-debate-enter-chewbacca/ 30 March 2021 See also en argumentum ad nauseam en non sequitur en red herring en Shaggy defense en straw man Further reading en eponyms terms derived from South Park terms derived from Star Wars en Logical fallacies South Park Star Wars