Chewbacca Defense: Difference between revisions

* Politicians.

** The filibuster in the United States Senate. Under this rule 60 out of 100 votes are needed to stop debate on a bill, but passing it requires only 50. If 60 senators don't agree to cut off debate, any senator can extend the "debate" as long as they can stand and speak on the floor. Some filibusters are done with actual talk about the bill itself (such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZLYwSPbNXo Rand Paul's 10 hour talk against renewing the Patriot Act]) hoping to persuade others to oppose the bill. Most filibusters however consist of Senators speaking about something completely irrelevant, like reciting the Bible or phone book, to fill as much time as possible hoping to stall till the next recess or until supporters give up on trying to pass it.

* The internet.

* In some religiously skeptical communities, this kind of argument is also known as a [http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gish_Gallop Gish Gallop]; named after Creationist, biochemist, and professional debater Duane Gish, who is known to be a fan of using the Chewbacca Defense against atheists. His typical method of winning debates is making sure he is the first to speak and then delivering a wide load of pseudo-scientific nonsense his opponent couldn't possibly have time to address individually, claiming a win if as few as one of his arguments remains unchallenged.