>If you'd like to debate me on this point, please begin. This is a common quip when somebody emotional about a topic wants to boil it down to formal argument (

>If you'd like to debate me on this point, please begin. This is a common quip when somebody emotional about a topic wants to boil it down to formal argument (despite their own use of emotional rhetoric) - it's a declaration of the intention to use the guise of debate as an excuse to reject any part of the conversation that isn't 100% objective. It comes off as superior and hostile, and signals that you aren't open to discussion. Maybe none of this applies to you, but your wording is a huge red flag.