As you might have guessed, those who are acting unreasonably and irrationally are either incapable or unwilling to accept that their arguments are fallacious, if in fact, their arguments are fallacious. In these cases, you can come down to their level, appeal to their emotions, and exploit their cognitive biases—but this takes some manipulative talent, and I would argue that it is not very ethical. You can simply give up and refuse to argue any further, which I have done at times. Or, if possible, you can show how their arguments and beliefs are inconsistent with other beliefs they hold. This
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