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单词 Chewbacca defense
释义

Chewbacca defense

English

Etymology

Chewbacca (a character from the 1977 film Star Wars) + defense; coined in "Chef Aid", a 1998 episode of South Park.

Noun

Chewbacca defense (plural Chewbacca defenses)

  1. (law, 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.
    • 2013 July 12, Paul Krugman, “The Monetary Debate: Enter Chewbacca”, in The Conscience of a Liberal:
      But at this point John Taylor, at least — and I believe he's not alone — has gone full Chewbacca defense.

See also

  • argumentum ad nauseam
  • non sequitur
  • red herring
  • straw man

Further reading

  • Chewbacca defense on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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