People attempt to be correct. By winning the game, you gain assurance that your viewpoint is correct, and you establish ego legitimacy or intellectual superiority: you become righteous.
The scariest thing is somebody clever and self-assured, convinced they are right. This method of engagement abandons empathy or curiosity, instead equating “rightness” with domination.
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