A Tennessee echo opinion might make covfefe sense- Donald Trump babble

When outright lying isn't effective - Gish Gallop: A technique used during debating that focuses on overwhelming an opponent with as many arguments as possible.  (Soooo...maybe this topic is the real meaning behind "covfefe", the Trumpziim neologism?)

Tennessee Chattanooga Times Free Press

Outright lying is not the only way to deceive in public discourse. For more than 2,000 years, those who care about getting the truth have universally agreed on a number of fallacies that have nothing to do with an issue being discussed. 

In such cases, the purpose is to win the argument, not to get at the truth.

Examples of this were on full display by the Republican minority in the House Judiciary Committee's first impeachment session. Here are a few of their misleading tactics:

They used arguments against the persons testifying rather than against what they were saying. Whatever might be said about those testifying (good or bad) has nothing to do with the validity of their testimony.

Several threw out the red herring of investigating Hunter Biden. Whatever could be discovered about Biden's activity (good or bad) has nothing to do with what Donald Trump did or did not do.

Others used what is known as the Gish gallop. The tactic is to talk nonstop in the effort to overwhelm without regard to accuracy.

Some appealed to pity ("look how badly we're being treated").

Those who used these tactics were not discussing in good faith.

Boyce Brawley