To be clear, I meant “withdraw” as “I withdraw this particular argument”, not “I withdraw from the debate”. It sounds like you’re talking more about the latter. But that might be more useful anyway, now that I think about it.
Of course, in situations like that (and in debates in general), it might be helpful to have some other people observing it so there can be an outside reference for what’s “convincing”.
To be clear, I meant “withdraw” as “I withdraw this particular argument”, not “I withdraw from the debate”. It sounds like you’re talking more about the latter. But that might be more useful anyway, now that I think about it.
Of course, in situations like that (and in debates in general), it might be helpful to have some other people observing it so there can be an outside reference for what’s “convincing”.