6Dark Rethoric

Sealioning

Description

Sealioning wears the cloak of courtesy while practicing siege. Questions are endless not to learn, but to wear down the other side.

Why This Works

It works because good people fear appearing rude. They continue answering long after the exchange ceased to be honest.

Example 1

Three sources are given; five more are demanded; none are acknowledged, and the cycle restarts.

Example 2

Questions already answered are repeated verbatim, then refusal is framed as hostility.