I would suggest reading On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt Personally... a significant portion of people like to "right". Some base their identity o

I would suggest reading On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt Personally... a significant portion of people like to "right". Some base their identity on it. People who are "right" in some things will often believe they are "right" in all things, which they may or may not be "right" in, even if they are sometimes unsure. It is these things that people will argue most vehemently in order to be "totally" right for any humility would be seen as total defeat. Some do it unconsciously, and some, more worryingly, do it consciously.