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He does seem to have a habit of only engaging when he can nitpick or twist the argument, which is the definition of bad faith.
by 1457389 13y ago
He does seem to have a habit of only engaging when he can nitpick or twist the argument, which is the definition of bad faith.
- tptacek 13y agoSo weird that I never seem to engage with the arguments I don't see issues with. What mental illness must cause that, I wonder?
- 1457389 13y agoIt's the difference in mindset between having a discussion versus an argument. In one case you are more likely to work for a mutually beneficial outcome, in the other it's a zero sum game where distorting your opponent's views becomes a common rhetorical tactic. I'm not going to make grand claims, I just saw a lot of the latter from you recently.
- tptacek 13y agoNo, that's not accurate. If you and others are having a discussion based on false premises, correcting those premises does in fact move the discussion forward.