Of course, many people respond negatively when they infer that someone is trying to get them to change their positions, and so it’s often valuable when debating a topic to pretend to be discussing it instead.
That can also backfire with charges of “disingenuous”.
That can also backfire with charges of “disingenuous”.
Well, yes. I mean, it is disingenuous.
If I’m going to successfully pretend to be doing something I’m not, it helps to not get caught out.