E) Also, if you're talking to a dude and he pulls out the "We need to establish terms" find yourself an entirely separate time zone to be in because he's about to drop the worst shit you've ever seen.
E2) I am p sure most of these guys picked that up as a rhetorical tactic from Stephan Molyneux.
I think you're right. They don't know how a debate works, they just see their favourite grifter tell them the magic words to say to win every debate and follow them to the letter. Of course, it works because people get sick of dealing with them and stop talking to them, which they take as a "victory."
E) Also, if you're talking to a dude and he pulls out the "We need to establish terms" find yourself an entirely separate time zone to be in because he's about to drop the worst shit you've ever seen.
E2) I am p sure most of these guys picked that up as a rhetorical tactic from Stephan Molyneux.
I think you're right. They don't know how a debate works, they just see their favourite grifter tell them the magic words to say to win every debate and follow them to the letter. Of course, it works because people get sick of dealing with them and stop talking to them, which they take as a "victory."