You don't, though. You already said you didn't know the elements of the tort, nor did you understand that slander and defamation aren't two separate things.

You don't. It's very clear you don't and pretending you do doesn't help you in any way shape or form To pass a MTD you need the elements of defamation. If you don't have them you can get sanctioned. If you do then you get past the MTD then people are more likely to privately settle.