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  • "I know you are but what am I" is not an effective form of debate. nor is:

    Ad hominem

    Ad hominem (Latin for 'to the person'), short for argumentum ad hominem, is a term that refers to several types of arguments, most of which are fallacious. Typically this term refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself. This avoids genuine debate by creating a diversion to some irrelevant but often highly charged issue. The most common form of this fallacy is "A makes a claim x, B asserts that A holds a property that is unwelcome, and hence B concludes that argument x is wrong".

    • Did you mean to reply to my comment? This doesn't seem relevant to our discussion of how obviously toxic your behavior is.

      I think you'd benefit by taking a look at this article with some introspection.

      • it no surprise that you cannot see the relevance when your argument depends on your inability to see it.

        • I think you need to work on communicating clearly.

          • your lack of comprehension is not my responsibility.

            • You have trouble with your interpersonal relationships due to your problems with communication, right?

              I encourage you to check out the resources I've shared.

              • I am not responsible for your psychological projection either. I would point out that you're the one who keeps returning to an interaction you find frustrating and unsatisfying expecting different results, and blaming me because I won't give you the answers you want.

                • I think you might be a happier person if you learned to engage with people honestly.

                  It might even resolve your issue with your relationships!

                  • I am not responsible for your psychological projection. I would point out that you’re the one who keeps returning to an interaction you find frustrating and unsatisfying expecting different results, and blaming me because I won’t give you the answers you want.

                    • This is the second time you've sent this. Why do you keep being so deeply involved in a thread that frustrates you so much?

                      Gabor Mate says (On Addiction): "it's hard to get enough of something that almost works".

                      What are you almost getting out of this kind of link-dumping shallow interaction?

                      Do you not get enough interaction with people? Is it that you don't get the chance to be right often in your day-to-day and you're desperate for it now?

                      • I am not responsible for your psychological projection. I would point out that you’re the one who keeps returning to an interaction you find frustrating and unsatisfying expecting different results, and blaming me because I won’t give you the answers you want.

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