This is accurate, but it's missing the central point. It's not about logic. It's a purely emotional way of interacting, more akin to two teenagers trading insults in a cafeteria, or two people threatening each other getting ready to fight.
The point is to posture and insult. Cutting off your opponent before they can make a point, giving them insulting nicknames and hearing them "stick to the facts" instead of punching you when you say the insult or something... that indicates that you're the dominant party. That's what the listeners are looking for. They genuinely don't care who's right or wrong. It's actually more of a badge of pride if one party can be wrong, but bully the other person into still looking like the loser in the exchange (based on tone of voice and presentation and the flow of the conversation), because it gives them someone to look up to and emulate.
That's why so many of them love Trump. He's a D student who can (in their minds) get away with being a POS, and bullying people smarter than him, and they admire and respect him for that.