Waiting for Godot to Leave

In philosophy and rhetoric,  eristic  (from Eris, the ancient Greek goddess of chaos, strife, and discord) refers to argument that aims to successfully dispute another's argument, rather than searching for truth. - Wikipedia You know you're in an eristic or bad faith discussion with someone when he or she does the following ... Your opponent refuses to engage the most important points you're making. Your opponent focuses on issues that are minor or tangential to your main argument. Your opponent demands evidence to support your tangential points, while providing only opinion and no evidence to support his own claims. Your opponent directly or indirectly attacks your motivations, thus moving the discussion away from the issue to your character. Invariably, if you're arguing with an eristic "Devout Catholic", you'll be told (in so many words) to go to confession for defending your position with any zeal, fortitude or persistence; or, in lieu of that, you...