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If two people agree to a debate, but one of them participates in bad faith, and spends the majority of the time talking over the other, sidestepping virtually every point their counterpart makes, blatantly lies, employs personal insults and frequently airs irrelevant grievances, is it still considered a debate?

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[-] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If I was the good faith party I'd prepare with a list of inflamatory but true claims on the bad faith party and any time they try to sidestep, throw the accusations at them and force them to go on the defensive instead of giving them a platform to try and legitimize their bullshit. If you're talking about what everyone thinks you are, theres no 'rising above' it, you gotta attack it.

[-] BlackRing@midwest.social 6 points 8 months ago

I like this a lot. I would add, in case it's not obvious, to be ready to assert control once they are on the defensive. Otherwise, it becomes a situation of the pigs beating you with experience fighting in the mud.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

This won't work because the bad faith actor will activate their victim complexity to derive sympathy from the masses. The only way to beat a bad faith actor is to have actual power over what they value most.

[-] GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

This seems like a good strategy. I like it

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