Bad-faith arguers have a playbook. Now you have one, too.
The Bad Faith Playbook exposes the patterns behind “polite” derailments and gives you practical counters you can use today—at work, online, and IRL.
Inside you’ll get
The fastest way to identify sealioning and goalpost shifts
Copy/paste boundary scripts and graceful exit lines
Anti–Gish Gallop tactics: one strong point, then stop
Socratic prompts that make flimsy logic collapse
Calm-under-fire routines to protect your focus
Documentation checklists and platform hygiene
Chapters (excerpt)
Spectrum of Sincerity: Decide whether to engage
Counter-Argument Toolkit: Clarity over clutter
Fortifying Your Mind: Grounding & triggers
The Digital Landlord: Mute, block, report
The Bystander’s Dilemma: Help without harm
TAGS: bad faith arguments, sealioning, boundaries, Gish Gallop, Socratic questioning, emotional regulation, communication skills, online harassment, critical thinking
