Which one is correct and why?
Which one is correct and why? Please explain:

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they say is true.

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they said is true.

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they said was true.

Question

Which one is correct and why?
Which one is correct and why? Please explain:

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they say is true.

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they said is true.

◆If someone attempts to insult you by implying you aren't intelligent, and you respond with poor language/writing skills, or insults and illogical reasoning, you just may prove that what they said was true.

Answer

The first sentence agrees with the grammar tense: "attempts", and "say"; however, the writer appears to be trying too hard to make their point. If this is for academia, perhaps the construction makes sense. However, it seems to me that there are too many commas. A semicolon is useful for the final thought. For example, "..or insults and illogical reasoning; you just may prove that...".

I'm not a teacher of English grammar, I'm just a curious student. :))

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The first one except i would say 'you may just prove..' and remove the , (comma) before 'and'

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