> One sign that a thread is leaving the rails is when people start arguing about their argument I was attempting to reformulate/rephrase my discussion to avoid

> One sign that a thread is leaving the rails is when people start arguing about their argument I was attempting to reformulate/rephrase my discussion to avoid low-effort and groundless dismissal of my good faith points. I was all but asking them why they believe the way they do and what they believe, to no avail. I was turning their own words against them in order to hold a mirror up to the absurdity of carrying on like they do when all else failed. Thanks for the points all the same, including my debate partner, after all this, and also to dang, naturally.