Is there a word for the situation one is in when, for example, trying to explain something or provide a rebuttal to someone who attempts to make a point about a topic they know nothing about?
This is probably best described by an example:
Object Oriented Programming allows the data objects to just be moved to another platform to be tested on.
Object oriented programming, for example, just doesn't work like that. There is no adequate response to such a statement – the statement itself is nonsense, though the word "nonsense" seems too broad since the statement tries to make a point and has a structure.
It's a point confidently made by someone with a clear lack of any understanding of the topic at hand.
It's not wrong in the sense that it's a misunderstanding. It's incoherent and more equivalent to comparing apples to oranges. It just doesn't make any sense in the first place.
Is there a word for such statements? I find myself trying to explain this sensation of being unable to respond in such instances to no avail, simply because there is no word for such a thing.
Best Answer
That person is "out of their depth", but you are "at a loss".
Both from the free dictionary:
In a less formal setting, you might instead say that they were talking out of their ass, rendering you speechless.
From the Urban Dictionary:
From the Free Dictionary: