I had a better way of articulating it, but I went with that.

So for the longest time I felt like I shouldn’t give people reasons behind an answer because you can put in the reasons behind it can sway their decisions. Also I know that I had incomplete data set. Humans do lean on each other to think and you can inject what idea and have it spread.

To attempt something more coherent. You can do propaganda when you try to reason. It’s just natural to talk as if they know and just bridge the gaps in their knowledge with any old phrase

  • Convincing someone is an attempt to manipulate them into changing their behaviour.

    Giving your reasoning seems to me like you are attempting to educate. Nothing wrong with that as long as people are asking for your opinion.

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      Educated seem like a lionization. But I have adopted the mindset socializing the information and doing my best to communicate. Also I shouldn’t worry too much about being wrong when convincing people. If I’m pushed on something I do my best to say how I know.