I say again …

Originally Posted by The Red Queen
Folks, this is all a bit meta. Critiquing each others’ debating style on these forums is unlikely to go well, even if it’s something we have our private opinions on.

The OP seemed to me to be venting some frustration, and as I said above venting is okay, but is unlikely to land well as constructive feedback. My suggestion is that we just move on before we further prove that point!

"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"