Either play on the “battle of wits” mode, return the hostility, do your damnedest to humiliate the other in a way that >makes you look good rather than petty, or try to bring the hostile arguer… well, not to your side, but to a neutral basis of >discussion.
I will have to practice this more, I think the third alternative is just to leave the discussion because the other person is just locked.
The typical response to this is flat incredulity. This is particularly effective if your screen-name is not your actual name, and doubly so if you are the least bit reluctant to reveal your identity.
Ha!
That would certainly be very effective.
I will have to practice this more, I think the third alternative is just to leave the discussion because the other person is just locked.
The typical response to this is flat incredulity. This is particularly effective if your screen-name is not your actual name, and doubly so if you are the least bit reluctant to reveal your identity.