That is one of the tactics used. Anger, even righteous, is an "argument lost" if the other person just "wants a rational discussion" even if they are flooding i

That is one of the tactics used. Anger, even righteous, is an "argument lost" if the other person just "wants a rational discussion" even if they are flooding it with falsehoods, misrepresented information, logical fallacies, etc. It reminds me of this trope: https://www.mumsnet.com/uploads/talk/201802/large-457127-large-752373-sealioning.png https://www.mumsnet.com/uploads/talk/201802/large-457127-lar...