# Trolls R Us redux \[Now the argument clinic\]

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349 "2020-06-27T06:30:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-redux-now-the-argument-clinic/913349/1086 "2020-09-30T08:41:22Z")

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> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#):
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> I make a statement. Lance doesn’t like it, but instead of engaging me as to why my statement was wrong, he makes a snide comment about me and fun house mirrors. I _respectfully_ tell him that he may be right, but I don’t think so. As he otherwise gave no details about anything , I had nothing else to say to him. The he responds again and makes the claim that there is plenty of evidence. That’s when I ask him to show the evidence. He gave none, but instead came back with another snide comment, telling me to “keep up”. This is not sealioning, but thanks for teaching me a new term.

Yes, it’s a [useful term to know](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning).

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> **Sealioning** (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity.

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