Honestly, I’ve seen a few different definitions for it, from an argument that’s just meant to br antagonistic, another is that it’s one where the one making seeks to win no matter what, another is where the person making it knows it’s wrong but makes it anyway.
Can anyone nail down what arguing in bad faith actually is for me? If so, that’d be great.
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It comes down to the purpose of argument
An argument should have the ultimate goal of benefiting all parties involved. You want everyone to make the right choice. There shouldn’t be a winner or loser. You’re trying to make sure everyone is right.
You state the facts, you work out the logic, and at worst, both sides come out knowing a little bit more about the situation than they did before.
Arguing from bad faith is when you’re arguing for a more malicious reason. You don’t care about being right or wrong; You’re just arguing for the sake of arguing, or arguing expressly to annoy, or straight up hurt someone.
There’s a difference between “I think you’re wrong, but let’s talk about it and find out”, and yammering at someone for 25 minutes because you’re fed up with them. That difference is faith.
You gotta have faith that the person you’re talking to wants to do the right thing, just the same as you do. If you don’t, then you’re not in a position to argue.
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