My sincerest apologies. I realize my last paragraph is poorly worded.
Allow me to rephrase
Your contention is “the worst social crime (=legal) in my book is when, in middle of an argument, you score a good point on someone and they don’t admit it.”
in other words You want/expect that your “good points” be acknowledged.
Sure at the end of the OP you grant that there may be other reasons why a point is ignored, but clearly you don’t put much weight on those, as otherwise this entire thread is pointless.
with me so far?
So what I pointed out, is that it is quite possible, that that which you think is a “good point” that should/must be answered to avoid violating this most serious of social crimes, your opponent may think is silly/irrelevant
As you (later) acknowledged ““why should I answer your completely irrelevant question?” Same with the question that started your thread why should he answer your completely irrelevant question?
It doesn’t matter If you think your question is relevant (and thus requires a response) IF he doesn’t, then as you admit, no response is required.
Again, he may be wrong, it might be the best most relevant question in the world. IF he doesn’t think it is so, he won’t respond.
Honestly I’m surprised this turned into such a contentious issue