Apart from the rhetorical strategy, the only other suggestion is just to be polite and edit out as much snark as you can do without, like for example that last

Apart from the rhetorical strategy, the only other suggestion is just to be polite and edit out as much snark as you can do without, like for example that last paragraph. You may find that people here are more welcoming of (tactful) contrarian and minority viewpoints than your average internet place, although they do like a lively argument.