[benchaney]

> You could say the same about "ad hominem" or "straw man". I could just argue against anything by saying those things, even if they aren't true.

These sorts of arguments are easy to refute. Motivated reasoning is impossible to prove in either direction.

[metalliqaz]

I disagree with that. And even if it was, what difference would it make? Between two people with incongruous assertions, one has to be wrong.