Facing relentless interrogation of one’s beliefs can compel reciprocal questioning

Evidence

Whenever Rami tried to offer a defense of his position, Ezzat or Haseeb smashed it to pieces, leaving Rami breathless and bereft. Finally he said, “Okay, let’s reverse roles.” They’d had their fun, asking him to defend the existence of God and challenging him on other philosophical matters for almost an hour. Now it was his turn. Rami would play devil’s advocate. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 868

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• XREF: connects to: The reply precesses the question, trapping the speaker in his own interrogation — Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation, 152; Fighting post-truth requires doubting one’s own favored beliefs first — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 330; People can choose how to react to attempts to manipulate truth — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 349