I agree with you that we should resist Satan, but not by arguing with him. Satan doesn't want to be ignored he wants you to argue with him so he can lead you into temptation. He can't lead you into temptation if you are not engaged somehow with him.
Matthew 4:1
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.
Matthew 4:10
Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' "
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 16:23
Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men."
Matthew 26:41
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."
"I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just." - Thomas Jefferson