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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A simple rule of thumb is that in an ideal argument, you consider yourself and your ‘opponent’ to be working together to figure out what’s true. In a bad faith argument you don’t care what’s true; your objective is to create the impression that what you’re saying is true, or that what your opponent says is false, by whatever means necessary.
Good faith = trying to get at the truth; bad faith = trying to win the argument.
Note that either one of these can include refuting things your opponent says, supporting what you say, and possibly making your opponent look stupid; the difference is the arguer’s motivation and choice of tactics.
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