XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, alt.politics.trump   
   From: invalid@none.com   
      
   In article , katt@gmail.com says...   
   >   
   > On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:53:19 -0800,  Alan says...   
   >   
   > > You claimed "it's a fact". Prove it.   
   >   
   > This is a specific type of trolling where someone pretends to be polite and   
   > "just seeking the truth," but THEY INTENTIONALLY IGNORE THE EVIDENCE you've   
   > already given. They keep DEMANDING MORE PROOF (LOL) or OBSESSING OVER TINY   
   > MINUTIAE to exhaust you, even though you both know they've seen the facts.   
   >   
   > Keep going Skeeter... he's lost and he knows it.   
      
   At this point he's just a kicktoy. He lies to much to get   
   serious with.   
   >   
   > Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling   
   or   
   > harassment that consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for   
   > evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and   
   > sincerity. It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to   
   engage   
   > in debate".   
   >   
   > 1. Sealioning   
   > This is a specific type of trolling where someone pretends to be polite and   
   > "just seeking the truth," but THEY INTENTIONALLY IGNORE THE EVIDENCE you've   
   > already given. They keep DEMANDING MORE PROOF (LOL) or OBSESSING OVER TINY   
   > MINUTIAE to exhaust you, even though you both know they've seen the facts.   
   >   
   > 2. Mushing (or "The Mushing of Evidence")   
   > This happens when someone 'mushes" or grinds down a solid argument into tiny,   
   > IRRELEVANT GRAINS. They refuse to acknowledge the evidence because they are   
   > too busy looking at a single pebble under a magnifying glass.   
   >   
   > 3. Argumentum ad Nauseam   
   > This is the tactic of REPEATING AN ARGUMENT OR A DENIAL OVER AND OVER AGAIN-   
   > ignoring all corrections and evidence-until the other person simply gets   
   tired   
   > and stops talking. At that point, the troll claims "victory" because you   
   "gave   
   > up."   
   >   
   > (typical nerd ass troll)   
   >   
   > 4. Sophistry   
   > A more classic term for someone who uses clever but FALLACIOUS REASONING (THE   
   > "MINUTIAE") to support a position THEY KNOW IS FALSE. A sophist ISN'T LOOKING   
   > FOR THE TRUTH; he's looking to win the argument by any means necessary.   
   >   
   > HE'S LOOKING TO WIN THE ARGUMENT BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)