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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Doing something in bad faith just means you’re being intentionally deceitful or dishonest about it.
Typically, that means you have no intention of seeing something through, like engaging in negotiations while having no intention of reaching an agreement, or engaging in a debate with no intention of trying to reach an honest resolution.
But people use it more broadly. If you think I’m *deliberately* straw-manning your position, you might accuse me of bad faith.
Doing something in bad faith just means you’re being intentionally deceitful or dishonest about it.
Typically, that means you have no intention of seeing something through, like engaging in negotiations while having no intention of reaching an agreement, or engaging in a debate with no intention of trying to reach an honest resolution.
But people use it more broadly. If you think I’m *deliberately* straw-manning your position, you might accuse me of bad faith.
Doing something in bad faith just means you’re being intentionally deceitful or dishonest about it.
Typically, that means you have no intention of seeing something through, like engaging in negotiations while having no intention of reaching an agreement, or engaging in a debate with no intention of trying to reach an honest resolution.
But people use it more broadly. If you think I’m *deliberately* straw-manning your position, you might accuse me of bad faith.
To argue in “good faith” is to accept at the start that a good argument may change your mind and to make an effort to present as valid an argument as you can.
To argue in “bad faith” is essentially cheating or being a sore loser in an argument. Deliberately using manipulative or misleading phrasing, presuming that your stance is so correct that it’s self-supporting, attacking people instead of arguments, and so on. The purpose of a bad faith argument is usually to make the other party look or feel bad, rather than to come to an understanding.
To argue in “good faith” is to accept at the start that a good argument may change your mind and to make an effort to present as valid an argument as you can.
To argue in “bad faith” is essentially cheating or being a sore loser in an argument. Deliberately using manipulative or misleading phrasing, presuming that your stance is so correct that it’s self-supporting, attacking people instead of arguments, and so on. The purpose of a bad faith argument is usually to make the other party look or feel bad, rather than to come to an understanding.
To argue in “good faith” is to accept at the start that a good argument may change your mind and to make an effort to present as valid an argument as you can.
To argue in “bad faith” is essentially cheating or being a sore loser in an argument. Deliberately using manipulative or misleading phrasing, presuming that your stance is so correct that it’s self-supporting, attacking people instead of arguments, and so on. The purpose of a bad faith argument is usually to make the other party look or feel bad, rather than to come to an understanding.
There’s no such thing as a bad faith argument. They don’t happen. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re arguing in bad faith.
There’s no such thing as a bad faith argument. They don’t happen. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re arguing in bad faith.
The guy who linked autism to vaccines argued in bad faith.
He knew the truth but wanted to get rich.
Elon Musk arguing for the hyperloop over public transport argued in bad faith.
He had no intention of building a functional hyperloop, he just wanted to stop public transportation improving so people would buy more cars.
He took local government allocated for public transport to enrich himself and prevent future food in profit.
Donald Trump arguing the election was rigged.
There’s no such thing as a bad faith argument. They don’t happen. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn’t mean they’re arguing in bad faith.
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