Chewbacca defense
Affluenza defense – Socio-psychological effects of consumerism
Dead cat strategy – Introduction of a distracting topic
King Kong defense – Copyright infringement trial of torrent tracker
Matrix defense – Belief that crime took place in a simulation
Shaggy defense – Denial with the defense "it wasn't me"
Twinkie defense – Mocking term for improbable legal defense
Gish gallop – Rhetorical technique