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Well, I think it's incontrovertible that some people will engage in bad faith conversations with the intent to only further their own agendas.

Sadly, there's no simple heuristic to detect this, and once participants are so far down the road of distrust that this question is on the table, it's unlikely to result in a healthy dialogue. Personally, I assume good faith until demonstrated otherwise - repeatedly.

What did the Supreme Court say about pornography [0] - "I know it when I see it."

[0] https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-LB-4558




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