A smart way to use AI is to solve the problem of dealing with a highly argumentative person. Let them argue with AI. Here's why that's useful and how to properly proceed.
In today’s column, I explore the exasperating matter of extremely argumentative people. You undoubtedly have encountered such troublesome individuals. They will initiate an argument at the drop of a hat. Even if there is no need to argue, by gosh they will make sure to turn the simplest and least argumentative topics into a full-blown, ear-popping, never-ending argument.One means of potentially coping with highly argumentative people is to have them argue with generative AI.
Since winning the argument is so significant, they are willing to do whatever is necessary to prevail. This includes being deceptive if that’s the only way to get their “opponent” to lay flat. I say “opponent” in quotes because the person they are arguing with might be a most beloved person. It doesn’t matter to the eristic whether they are arguing with a friend or foe. The key is argumentation. Fashioning an argument applies to everyone, regardless of their relationship to the eristic.
I will pretend that I am a highly argumentative person. I assure you this is merely a pretense. In real life, I’m a quite collegial person.“As generative AI, I aim to provide accurate and helpful information, but I can make mistakes. Could you point out something specific you believe is incorrect?”“That’s a fair question. While I strive to be accurate, I recommend verifying critical information from multiple trusted sources. Trust should be based on careful evaluation, not blind acceptance.
As they say, a zebra doesn’t change its stripes, at least not overnight. It could be that the eristic changes their ways in the most minimally feasible manner. Or they change substantially. I dare say there is a worse scenario too, namely that the AI interaction causes them to become even more brazen in their constant din of argumentation.
“The results presented here suggest that relationship partners who are chronically motivated to counterargue may be less able to take the perspective of the other in an argument precisely when this ability is needed most.” Another intriguing finding was that a highly argumentative person might at times be even-handed and at other times prone to one-sidedness. The problem with this is that a friend or family member might not be able to predict which way the person is going to lean. One moment, the persistent arguer is even-handed, the next moment, they are exhaustively one-sided. This unnerving alternation is almost more exasperating than the person being consistently one way or the other.
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