Whatever it is, it’s pretty common to the point that I can predict the entire conversation:
Me: [Posts links to numerous transphobic tweets by Rowling].
Them: That’s not transphobic, she’s just saying [superficial bad-faith reading of the tweet in question and a statement about transgender people being “too sensitive”]
If there’s not a term for this, someone needs to coin one lol
I used to engage, but I’ve learned from my tenure on reddit to recognize the pattern and that there’s no point