Straw Man Arguments is a popular dopamine game that employs a clever ploy — misrepresenting what was said. The objective is to “win” disputes by questioning, disproving, dismissing, trivializing, mocking, being offended by, and/or objecting to what wasn’t said.

“No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games.”
– W. H. Auden

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
– William James

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”
– Demosthenes

Complaining, Scapegoating, Certainty, Gossiping, Denial, and Notice Me! are popular dopamine games that offer invaluable insights into mentalbators and mentalbation.