I feel like some people will just disagree with you so they could feel good about themselves and put you down in a way. I don’t think they consciously think this way but it’s just kinda how they operate.
The key is to have a third argument. A counter for their counter argument. I can see it now. But alas, I’m not too great at this.
Usually I’m like “ohhhhh” when someone plays devils advocate to me on ambiguous points. But if I were really smart I would give a counter to their counter.
But it’s neither here nor there
I think usually you’re better off sucking up your pride.
Usually I suck up my pride but later chock it off as a “loss” and dwell on it.
I need to learn to let go of my pride, while not dwelling on it.