Continuation of this thread.
I asked him to consider why, despite having been anti-abortion for a long time, he never bothered to learn about the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on women’s bodies and whether that constituted a severe failure to prioritize on his part. He told me to, basically, shut up and stop talking about it. At this point, I agreed with him that I would not change his mind and told him that I’d rather not speak with him anymore, for the same reason that
CW: Misogyny, SV
I would not want to associate with someone who supports legalizing maritalremoved.
A few minutes later, I got this email:
You know, I tried to say “Let’s avoid this topic.” And then you make ridiculous statements such as accusing me of “not caring about women.” Something you damn well know is false. And you rage quit when you get upset.
The bottom line is that you are a narcissist. You are a person who cares about no one and nobody except yourself and your own self-gratification. I’m sorry, but you really are. You take pleasure in putting other people down knowing they will come crawling back to you because they need a friend. Only so that you can abuse them some more.
Well, there is no hope for ever fixing a narcissist. So you are right, this relationship is toxic. You cannot be fixed. And I am done being your victim.
Yes, but even that feels like sinking to their level. Never ever call out a fallacy by name cause it makes you look like a nerd, actually point out what was done wrong instead of namedropping. Reddit guys take the inverse approach to what is somewhat effective and will drop terminology they think works but are gambling kn understanding correctly which leaves you pretty vulnerable to it becoming a frustrating argument about language. Just tell them exactly why their logic is flawed in the context of the argument, dont jusr name a fallacy. The most important thing in arguing online is to never let your opponent drift the conversation away, stick to the topic at make them answer questions directly