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you ever speak with someone and not be able to tell if they are baiting you or genuinely have the political education of a toddler? (lemmy.ml)
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I'd have more success genuinely arguing with brick walls sometimes and I genuinely want to believe I am being baited because I would have more faith in humanity if that were true. The problem is it doesn't feel like bad faith when their arguments are so bad I can't piece together what part of my position they are even attempting to challenge.

I blocked most of the people who I encounter this with but I keep one around simply because of how much they perplex me. Also they have a silly username and I think that's chill.

Edit: what if they are just giving me a strawman to beat so my arguments look good? Secret comrade? /s

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[โ€“] purpleworm@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Arguing with random chuds and libs on Twitter or whatever is usually genuinely bad for you (it was for me).

If you insist on doing it: ask questions and get them to define things for you. Make them set a standard for how what they are claiming could hypothetically be falsified. It is unlikely it will be worthwhile regardless, but it is nearly impossible to get a positive result otherwise.

[โ€“] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I really don't normally. I used to but also came to the conclusion that it wasn't healthy. This is a rare exception and I think I handled it well.

get them to define things for you