User blog comment:Deshiba/Taunt rework/@comment-5686533-20150601103032/@comment-4022742-20150601110527

Lee Sin doesn't care about being blinded, but his attacks still miss. Sona doesn't care about being silenced but she still can't cast spells. Hardly realistic but mechanically sound, purpose -> effect.

The purpose of a taunt is to grab someone's attention trough anger. The mechanic has nothing at all to do with raising ones own defences. It is a case of the effect only partly reflects the purpose.