Officer Pete says (rule 7):
The more you tell me of the other person’s side of the story, the more I’ll believe your side of the story.
Officer Pete says (rule 7):
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Sounds like a cultural thing. More educated audiences find a speaker who discusses arguments that disagree with him more credible; less educated audiences find that speaker less credible. So they tell you the kind of story that would convince them, not you.