But when presented with the argument that the minimum wage shouldn't go up because fast-food restaurants aren't meant for long-term employment, Hernandez gets defensive.
"What unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?" asked Roberts when presented with the argument that diversity was necessary to providing a better educational experience for all students.
For example, conservatives were more inclined to support universal health care when presented with the argument that more uninsured people might lead to more disease spread.
While we are discussing types, Pink often uses opposing groups when presenting his arguments.
In the end, the experiment just ended up polarizing both groups more, exactly the opposite of what you might expect when presenting "both sides" of the argument.
For instance, when presented with arguments about the benefits of flossing, intellectually humble people correctly distinguished strong, fact-based arguments from weak ones.
This line of nontroversy escalation is what I call the "Schrödinger's catfight" -- "You're the one who noticed all of these bad things, therefore, you are yourself the bad thing!" When presented with this argument, eyeroll even harder, because you're arguing with a bum.
Mr. Villepontoux, when presented with this argument, said, "Between the lawyers, publishing companies and record labels, there are so many people involved.
When presented with that argument -- "he started it first" -- many voters say they would like to hear a reply from Mr. Davis's side, or so campaign officials say their focus-group research indicates.
But most entrepreneurs choke on their bath water when presented with this argument.
When presented as an argument in principle (rather than as an interpretation of case-specific observations), the identity of the "internal state" or "key physiological variable" is not specified.
