Reply #145: don't fall for their rhetorical traps

[Lerkfish]

several traps they use to avoid discussing substantive issues:

1. the wearying repetition trap:
where they attempt to force you to repeatedly prove obviously true or clearly made points over and over again, feigning ignorance or pretending not to "get it"....after several volleys, a reasonable person throws up their hands, at which point they declare victory as if they've actually proved their when in fact they just made you exhausted proving and reproving the same point.

2. Prove it by links trap:
Similar to #1, only they keep insisting that unless you provide endless links you cannot be correct, even on clearly obvious points. And then, once you DO provide links, they refuse to accept your source, and continue to insist you've proven nothing.

3. Moving the bar:
They demand you prove point A, and once you do, they insist you've failed to prove point B. They will keep moving from point to point and never admit when you've proven each point. Further, they will claim by not proving point C, point A cannot be valid, even if they are completely unrelated points.

4. Playing the victim:
No matter what valid point you have, they claim you "have it in for them" and therefore your point is automatically null because you're a "hater". This allows them to never address any point you make because you're a hater therefore you deserve any abuse they heap on you to keep you from arguing. In this trap, they will make the discussion about YOU instead of what you're trying to discuss.