"Harder to argue against that, is it?" I'm beginning to think that countering illogical arguments with logical ones is actually some kind of tactical error in

"Harder to argue against that, is it?" I'm beginning to think that countering illogical arguments with logical ones is actually some kind of tactical error in many situations - I have no idea what the alternative is but I increasingly feel that it is too easy to goad people (particularly those with some kind of scientific training) into types of arguments that really don't resonate with a lot of people.