Shotgun argumentation

Shotgun argumentation, also known as the rapid-fire tactic^{[citation needed]}, shotgun tactic^{[citation needed]}, or the shotgun approach^{[citation needed]}, is an argumentation technique by which a person offers a lot of different arguments in favor of something, resulting in an illegitimate claim of victory. The technique gets its name from the blast of a shotgun in which many pellets are fired at once. Facing this technique, the arguer's detractors, due to lack of time or other limitations, generally do not respond to all the arguments presented, thus the arguer declares victory claiming that some of his arguments were not challenged. This is similar to the informal fallacy argument from ignorance. In the case that all the arguments are in fact challenged, the arguer proceeds to offer yet more new arguments in favor of whatever he is arguing.

See also

• Argument
• Argument from repetition
• Argument from ignorance
• Informal fallacy