Quote Originally Posted by spoonitnow View Post
Notice how it immediately assumes the victim position without conscious control.
One troll down, next one up to bat.

Here, the troll in his natural habitat attempts to use an argument absent of all but the loosest association with reason to garner an emotional reaction from another person. As will be seen, once this argument fails the troll will slink away, awaiting the next opportunity. When this too fails, the troll may try to escalate or change his angle of approach.

Eventually the troll will see the futility of his pursuit and move on to other targets. For the troll, it's nothing personal (he doesn't know the person he's trolling after all), it's simply a numbers game. An emotional reaction from one person is as good as the same reaction from another.