It means ‘change the topic and talk about something fun’. The ‘You could be right!’ also constitutes ‘fogging’. ie. It diffuses the argument and gives them nothing to attack and less incentive to take an aggressive stance on that issue.
Fogging indeed. If Matthew by his question meant “how would you honestly address that argument”, then you didn’t answer Matthew any more than that hypotetical presuppositionalist.
It means ‘change the topic and talk about something fun’. The ‘You could be right!’ also constitutes ‘fogging’. ie. It diffuses the argument and gives them nothing to attack and less incentive to take an aggressive stance on that issue.
Fogging indeed. If Matthew by his question meant “how would you honestly address that argument”, then you didn’t answer Matthew any more than that hypotetical presuppositionalist.