For sure. If you genuienly want to convince someone of something, you must be willing to engage them in the details. Trivilizing the disagreement is a defense

For sure. If you genuienly want to convince someone of something, you must be willing to engage them in the details. Trivilizing the disagreement is a defense mechanisim. If I am unwilling to engage with someone, I'll still be polite to them. If one is so sure they are misguided, trivilizing it will re-enforce their position. It's counter-productive; we all live in the same universe. Text breaks this a bit, often it's clear to one of the participents that there will be no reply, and you are not really speaking to them. But IRL, in person, and especially in private, it really matters.