Are you tired of other people being wrong all the time? Over at PJ Media, I rank all the different ways of convincing people to think like you, i.e., think correctly.
The internet is nifty. You can communicate and share information with people across the world instantly. There’s just one big problem with all this open discussion: Not everyone’s opinion is the same as mine.
Read. Enjoy. Discuss.
Frank, is it okay to add to your list of methods?
Oh, good, I thought so. Here are some that I use.
Use a really low, authoritarian voice. Well, this works if you’re male, taller than everyone, can bench press your own weight and have been known by your audience to go into fits of rage during heat stroke.
Hammer and tongs. Start with the facts, countering their BS with more facts and end by summarizing the affects of their position on reality, you guessed it, with facts. But most important, finally call them and idiot and walk away. The next day, treat them like your long lost friend but find a way to disagree with them again. No hard feelings. This is basically the Irish method: hang in there for years, alternately building them up and tearing them down until you see the change as they get old and realize you were right all along.
Go all apoplectic on them, aka, a blitzkrieg rant (when they least expect it). To do this properly, you have to also use the best logic anyone has ever heard who might also be listening. Then later, some person will say to them, “You know, Frank got really mad at you! I’ve never seen him like that. He must really care about you to get that angry. But he cleaned your clock, dude. He’s right.”
I’m going to try Open Saturation Bullying, IN ALL CAPS.
No one can stop me now!
I’m kinda surprised more people didn’t comment on this. I thought Frank’s piece was funny and covered a very relevant topic.