Navigating Unwinnable Arguments: Your Guide to Spotting Bad Faith Debaters and Protecting Your Peace

This video uniformly addresses the concept of **bad-faith debate**, which is defined by entering a discussion with the fixed intention never to concede a point, regardless of superior logic or evidence. All three sources agree that this behavior is the **epitome of intellectual dishonesty** and that **narcissism** represents its most extreme form because conceding is viewed as a personal, ego-shattering defeat. The texts differentiate this negative conduct, which the Greeks termed **eristic** (debating for victory), from **dialectic** (debating for truth). Finally, the sources offer extensive **practical strategies** for handling such bad-faith opponents, emphasizing that the most effective tactic is often **disengagement** and refusing to be drawn into their manipulative performance.