I always like the bridge example here: how would you react to someone trying to convince you that you should jump off a bridge? Reasoning with them implies that

I always like the bridge example here: how would you react to someone trying to convince you that you should jump off a bridge? Reasoning with them implies that you accept that they might be right (it’s not a debate otherwise). The appropriate response would be laughing at them, or ignoring them, or something similar.