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People don't like to say "I'm wrong" because argument has a battle-like element as well as a truth-seeking element.
Debate on the internet might convince a 3rd person reader even if not the opponent. The audience, not the debater.
It's also possible that I've planted seeds of realisation in the person, and they've silently stopped answering, but the process of changing their view was pushed along.
I also believe in the lurkers watching our debates, but I sometimes wonder if they don’t actually exist since they never support my arguments with likes or upvotes. They could still be out there but…