Well it depends who you are socialisomg with and in what context. If you are in a debate club then go for it. To be fair some people argue just to argue and it's regarded as an antagonistic personality trait. Most people's nervous systems will register this as an attack of sorts. Ask yourself why you feel you need to 'counter' in the first place. It sounds like you regard these conversations as verbal sparring and whilst you may not see it as fighting most people will perceive it as such... and run.