You are arguing past each other because you are not getting at the root of WHY he believes the things he does.
- Me: Do you think wearing a face mask is helpful?
- Him: Yes.
- Me: How do you think it is helpful?
- Him: Because face masks stop the spread of Covid 19.
- Me: How do you explain this warning label from a maker of face masks?
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Of course, he will have no reasonable explanation. He will try to change the subject.
DO NOT LET HIM OFF THE HOOK.
Make him ACKNOWLEDGE that a face mask manufacturer says there is NO PROTECTION AT ALL FROM COVID 19 by wearing a face mask.
DO NOT allow the conversation to move ANY direction other than his agreement that YOU ARE RIGHT about this particular point.
What MOST people do (in your situation) is allow these people to squirm out when they realize they are wrong and change the subject.
If he will not acknowledge a FACT that is obvious, then he is NOT AN HONEST PERSON, and NOTHING you say will matter at all. You cannot have an honest conversation with a dishonest person. FULL STOP.
If (and ONLY if) he acknowledges YOU ARE RIGHT about this particular point, then ask him why he doesn't know about the 79 studies over the past 50 years that show NO BENEFIT, and ONLY HARM, to people who wear face masks.
Again, DO NOT LET HIM OFF THE HOOK. Either he agrees with you, or he agrees to research it further and then get back to you, or he tries to evade the issue -- in which case, you TERMINATE the conversation, because you cannot have an honest discussion with a dishonest person.
You are arguing past each other because you are not getting at the root of WHY he believes the things he does.
Me: Do you think wearing a face mask is helpful? Him: Yes. Me: How do you think it is helpful? Him: Because face masks stop the spread of Covid 19. Me: How do you explain this warning label from a maker of face masks?
http://www.finandfeathers.co.uk/images/uploaded/auto/2020/05/snapshot.jpg
Of course, he will have no reasonable explanation. He will try to change the subject.
DO NOT LET HIM OFF THE HOOK.
Make him ACKNOWLEDGE that a face mask manufacturer says there is NO PROTECTION AT ALL FROM COVID 19 by wearing a face mask.
DO NOT allow the conversation to move ANY direction other than his agreement that YOU ARE RIGHT about this particular point.
What MOST people do (in your situation) is allow these people to squirm out when they realize they are wrong and change the subject.
If he will not acknowledge a FACT that is obvious, then he is NOT AN HONEST PERSON, and NOTHING you say will matter at all. You cannot have an honest conversation with a dishonest person. FULL STOP.
If (and ONLY if) he acknowledges YOU ARE RIGHT about this particular point, then ask him why he doesn't know about the 79 studies over the past 50 years that show NO BENEFIT, and ONLY HARM, to people who wear face masks.
Again, DO NOT LET HIM OFF THE HOOK. Either he agrees with you, or he agrees to research it further and then get back to you, or he tries to evade the issue -- in which case, you TERMINATE the conversation, because you cannot have an honest discussion with a dishonest person.