An argumentative tactic employed by
people to distract from a current, relevant arguement by bringing up
something unrelated and indefensible in order to avoid losing.
'Yes
well, it doesn't matter anyway because you smoke!'
'What has that got to do with anything? I've always smoked!'
'Well it's really
bad. And rude.'
'This is such a nonument, why are you talking about smoking, you slept with my
brother!'