They presented a strawman. I'm unravelling it.
I want to know where their values are and if they contradict.
I'm re-presenting the original scenario being discussed and the scenario they introduced.
Comparing the two while also redirecting back to the original moral dilemma.
Right into the ad hominem, fantastic debate tactic. Very dialectic of you.
The irony of saying "maybe you'll figure out how to have a real debate." after a string of personal attacks is *chef's kiss*.
>yet you complain when you get a meta level comment about your behavior.
I'm not complaining. And you're not giving me a "meta level comment about my behavior". You're just attempting to insult me.
You're just abstracting it and trying to draw concrete conclusions form abstract cases. Of course it depends on what someone says; to ignore this is asinine.