How you didn't understand he was imitating you, giving you an article because you desperately asked for one.
From PaulO's point, he was trying to descend to your level of "discussion" and give you the media arguments you are craving for. Which I see as a cognitive mistake, and you have just proved mebeing right.
Because allyou do is eat the bait and start what you call "discussion" without realizing that truth is not about competing opinions, but about proving your point.
Hilariously, that allegedly was one of the main points of conflict between Socrates school of thought and sophists. Luckily in XXI the numbers seem to be reversed.
P.S. Notto insult you or something, but regarding this particular situation, there's a popular Russian saying which states:
"Don't argue with idiots. They'll pull you down to their level of discussion and then overwhelm with their vast experience".