If you’ve ever been in a frustrating argument with someone and want to try something different, here’s a trick: ask who you’re arguing with if there was any evidence that would convince them to change their position.
You’ll learn a few things thanks to this nifty reframing device. But most of all, you’ll learn if the argument is worth pursuing at all. If you get a response along the lines of “there’s nothing that can convince me otherwise” or a demand for overwhelmingly specific evidence, you can probably stop arguing. There’s no point.
Here we sit, almost a full week into June and about a third of the way through the MLB season, and I can’t help but be depressed about the Kansas City Royals.