The thing is, often people cannot be convinced of some statement, not because they are so convinced of their own stance, but because leaving their stance feels

The thing is, often people cannot be convinced of some statement, not because they are so convinced of their own stance, but because leaving their stance feels bad and might even question their own identity (what they stand for). Only after all those years i came to that conclusion, after a lot of arguing and debating. And that relates to what the article says, we just nod and still keep our position because the other's arguments feel concise at first sight but just feel weird. Any rebuttal attempt very often feels futile and useless.