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If your honor is offended, you want the duel. Or at least you want to force him into backing down.But why should I say yes and maybe be able to make fun of him when he backs down but also maybe get shot, vs say no and always get to call him a thin skined psychopath and also definitely not get shot? One of those moves sounds way less risky.
Half of dueling culture is showing you have actual mettle behind your bluster-the other guy chickens out and you look stronger for it.