My thesis committee chair bristled when I said I hated the marketing aspect of academic science and I implied that he was a very good marketer because he played

My thesis committee chair bristled when I said I hated the marketing aspect of academic science and I implied that he was a very good marketer because he played the game so well. After I kept making comparison after comparison, he didn't have much to say in response. I would say he begrudgingly accepted my view, but I don't think accepted it at all, he just couldn't refute any point I made.