I think it's quite situational, but I quite agree. I also find that when you do this and get into a conversation with somebody who does this, the back-and-fort

I think it's quite situational, but I quite agree. I also find that when you do this and get into a conversation with somebody who does this, the back-and-forth also just bloats up and gets bigger and more multi-faceted as the conversation progresses. I find that it's much better to just address the general argument and maybe the very major points specifically if necessary. I think bad-faith arguments on the internet have made a lot of people really defensive and aggressive, though. I've seen a lot of people smugly arguing past each other about how they aren't discussing things properly ("you didn't even address all of my points"), and the discussion always devolves to just arguing about arguing.