My book group read the book "The Triumph of Doubt" by David Michaels. It is about political and other groups resisting a movement or idea by questioning the logic and research being cited in support of the notion they are against. I read that idea of resistance was considered to be creating "confusion" about the truth mostly by creating counter-evidence and counter-argument, as well as doubts of all kinds, such as doubts about the character of the "other side".
Resisting an argument or idea by questioning the reasoning and research cited by supporters is exactly what academics and lawyers do all the time.
One member of the discussion of the Michaels book emphasized that many people want iron-clad, knock-down, rock-solid TRUTH. He said an ideal of such truth is never available for any question. Opponents and resistors of any proposition can always raise doubts and give counter suggestions. Academics, scientists, researchers as well as marital partners, teen-agers and people who dislike an idea because I like it can also be very competent critics and resistors.
In addition to fundamental resistance, other factors can enter the picture. I had a grad student, a competent and experienced teacher, who told me decades ago that she and her husband wanted a video recorder. They drove 70 miles to a store to get one. That store had somewhere around 40 different models. That many was overwhelming and depressing. They drove back without buying. They couldn't decide on a purchase.
