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Originally Posted by lilstogi11
This is true; however, point out to me what he is trying to persuade you about directly.
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Well, one of the reasons of talking and saying your opinion is to pursuade others so they share your opinions, fulfilling your self-serving bias (making yourself feel better because others feel the same way).
Just one example, on the Colbert report he's talking about all the world's problems with the lack of clean water. There he is trying to pursuade you to think there is a problem so when he presents his filtering system (which he is attempting to pursuade to you that it works), you will think 'wow, that is important because all of the world's problems with a lack of clean water'.