Man: Haha! You idiot! How dare you dis-agree with the foremost experts in this field!
Dilbert: Here's a breaking story about those same experts being arrested today for falsifying data. In a sane world, this information would serve to modify your strong opinion.
Man: That's not how any of this works.
tina: i saw on the news that the government plans to round up all bald people and out them in camps.
wally: you should be embarrassed for believing a story so obviously false.
tina: they said you'd say that.
boss: if there anything i can do to make my slide deck more persuasive?
wally: you need to make an emotional connection with your audience. start with a tragic personal story that makes everyone sad and droopy. then talk about your various medical problems, and don't spare the details. then complain about your wife because most people hate their spouses too, so they can relate. and don't spare the self-deprecating humor because everyone can relate to knowing you are a loser.
boss: wow. thank you for that advice. i'll make those changes.
dilbert: how much do you hate him?
wally: it's more about my entertainment.