Staging a fake debate where one or both participants are arguing in bad faith, the outcome is predetermined, or the entire event is a performance designed to create content, not clash of ideas. This includes scripted "destroying" videos, panels where shills pretend to be opponents, or online "debates" where one party is just a troll trying to generate clips.
Example: "The podcast 'debate' was completely forged. The host's 'opponent' was a paid actor reading the dumbest possible version of the counter-argument from cue cards. The host 'demolished' him, the audience cheered, and they all sold t-shirts after. No ideas were tested; a straw man was erected and set on fire for profit." Debate Forging
by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026
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