Reactions to "fighting words"?

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What words or phrases trigger you when conversing? How easy is it for you to 'let it go' when someone overtly attacks your intelligence or philosophy? I was informed that because of my inability to answer in a straight 'yes or no' fashion I tend to get drawn into a compulsion to prove the accuser wrong without realizing it, my sense of injustice takes over with the end result of the other parties getting to look like I fulfilled their own negative preconceptions. It's like knowing a dog left a mess on the sidewalk; despite all of my best efforts to avoid it, all it takes is that 1 foul (sorry) step and "Geez, aGAIN?"

most people just aren't worth all that trouble.

When people take things I've said and use them to claim I am thinking particular things that I do not think, or they claim that my actions are dishonest and nefarious because they do not like what I said. Also, being lied about.

I take offense at people who insult me/my intelligence because they disagree with me or my views, claiming my views are stupid and thus I am supposedly stupid for believing in them. I also take offense at people who do everything they can to p**s me off and claim that I'm "looking for a shout fest".
Everyone who does that simply must be either an a**hole or an idiot. I tend to block people like that.

I just verbally slap back and wait to see if they wish to continue with an argument
Letting NT's deride autistics is irresponsible.
We have a response-ability, if we have the ability, use it!
Plus it can be fun!