Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each of the contestants more firmly convinced than ever that he or she is absolutely right. You can’t win an argument. You can’t because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. Why? Well, suppose you triumph over the other person and shoot their argument full of holes and prove that they are non compos mentis. Then what? You will feel fine. But what about them? You have made them feel inferior. You have hurt their pride. They will resent your triumph. And— A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still.
