Ironically, I have the sense that this generally works to lessen the other person’s skepticism. (The mechanism is obvious- it takes the disagreement out of the class of status battles, thus enabling actual consideration of the point.)
Ironically, I have the sense that this generally works to lessen the other person’s skepticism. (The mechanism is obvious- it takes the disagreement out of the class of status battles, thus enabling actual consideration of the point.)