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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami ago 

When you say "the source of their opinions", are you referring to their poorly functioning cognitive system? Because I see that all day. You can explicitly lay out your premise or contention, and their reply will often misconstrue or misunderstand the meaning you handed them on a silver platter.

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[–] BlackSheepBrouhaha ago 

I meant where they get their information. If people get their opinions from limited personal experience and lack the wisdom to contextualize it in a field of probabilities and counter examples, then they get stupid opinions.

Most people get their opinion from somewhere or someone. You're usually stuck addressing that, not the person themselves, because they don't understand their beliefs, they Trust someone else has a deeper understanding.

If you replace someone's belief without making them doubt their previous belief, they'll only feel NPC frown cognitive dissonance. You have to make them doubt themselves and the ones they trust, then trust you, then you tell them the truth after they beg you for it.

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[–] MarauderShields 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That last paragraph is right on the nose. So to speak.