Bad Faith Arguments

Comments where users accuse each other of arguing in bad faith, being rude, or failing to engage productively, often resulting in refusals to continue the discussion.

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Sample Comments

mariusor • Mar 10, 2023 • View on HN

I'm not sure what I said to warrant the attitude from you but probably you can frame your arguments in a better way if you want to continue the discussion.

hackinthebochs • Apr 24, 2014 • View on HN

If you disagree, make an argument. These sort of obstinate replies add nothing to the conversation.

dorkwood • Jan 21, 2024 • View on HN

You're not making a serious attempt to engage with anything I've said so far, so I don't want to keep arguing with you.

justinclift • Sep 15, 2023 • View on HN

You're clearly not interested in an honest discussion, so I'm stopping here.

swatow • Jan 17, 2015 • View on HN

I can't continue a discussion with someone with your attitude. You're not reading what I'm writing carefully, or providing meaningful answers yourself. You've just classified me as someone who needs to be talked down to, and proceeded to talk down to me.

m-schuetz • Aug 14, 2025 • View on HN

You are arguing in bad faith, raising non-issues with obvious answers, making it unfortunately pointless to have a discussion with you.

breadbasket • Jun 11, 2024 • View on HN

That's a bit rude isn't it? Please consider instead choosing not to reply if you don't want to discuss a topic.

jdlshore • Apr 22, 2022 • View on HN

That’s not the way we do things here. Please engage with the argument being made rather than making insults.

Afton • Mar 29, 2019 • View on HN

You claim not to be angry, but you are engaging in a very bad-faith version of a discussion. You generate straw-men in each discussion and read everything in the worst possible way. There is literally no point in me continuing to discuss the substantive issues here because you will insist on reading everything I write without nuance, and it is boring and cumbersome to write in a way that forestalls your attacks.I am only even making this reply on the off chance that you honestly believe that

LordKano • Nov 6, 2015 • View on HN

Ah, I get it now. You're just looking to argue. Feel free to carry on without me.