You can find a more worthy opponent.
Pep Talk: Have you ever been accused of yelling when you think you’re using a perfectly reasonable inside voice to emphatically explain your position? Or told you’ve got an attitude when you’re just being confident? It’s infuriating! When that happens, you’re being set up. It’s the classic straw man argument- they’re misrepresenting your stance and making it seem like you’re being irrational so they can more easily defeat your position. If you’re being trapped in that way, stop wasting your time on this person. Take your educated, civil argument higher up the food chain. Hopefully you’ll find someone worthy of a respectful debate.
Today remind yourself: I can find a more worthy opponent.
