Pulling a Howard

This is when you are having a healthy discord with a friend and just as you think you have them on their heels, the adversary brings something up that though technically has something to do with the subject at hand, is just arbitrary enough to completely throw you off of the original argument. This mixed with the opponent's ability to speak at an alarmingly fast pace will cause you to completely forget your best point and therefore lose the battle.

Dude, I was watching CNN last night and Donald Trump's advisor totally PULLED A HOWARD on Anderson Cooper!

- Pulling a Howard