Attacks you personally
Ad hominem
They attack you and leave your argument alone.
The first tell
You feel stung. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.
What it sounds like
You question a budget line. They say: You failed math in school. Why would anyone listen to you?
Say back
Even if that's true about me, is the number wrong?
If they push
I just don't take advice from people like you.
Then check the number yourself. It's on page two.
How this family is disarmed
Separate the person from the point, then return to the point.
Paid
See it in dating and at work
Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.