re: #388 Syrah
Extreme examples that will only alienate those that you want to persuade are … problematic.
The Socratic method is sometimes more useful then poking people with a sharp stick. It is very difficult and extremely time consuming, but you might find it more rewarding.
A classic example of the difference between “logic” and “argumentation”. Logically she was just applying the “reductio ad absurdum”. But people inevitable read an implied comparison into her argument.