The interesting thing about this article is that it's assumed that the problem is on the other end. Are they afraid of the conclusion? Are environmen

The interesting thing about this article is that it's assumed that the problem is on the other end. Are they afraid of the conclusion? Are environmental stresses degrading their judgment? Are they intimidated by you? consider these potential cognitive and psychological problems They may have good judgment but poor communication skills. They may have raw intelligence, but poor thinking habits—patterns of absorbing, processing, and filing information. They may have general insecurities that make them afraid of looking stupid or give them a psychological need to win arguments. They may have a problem with you personally. What if it's not them, but you, with the problem? What if (gasp) you're wrong? This article isn't about how to work with "stupid" people, it's about how to pander like an asshole.