answer:I like to talk to the person I am talking to. I know that makes no sense on the surface, but allow me to explain. If I am talking to you, I want to talk to YOU. Please don’t qualify yourself by stating what your educational background is (I went to Berkeley so I automatically know more about everything than you) if it has nothing to do with the subject at hand. Getting a degree in Sociology at Berkeley hardly means your opinion about who the better baseball team is somehow more relevant than the guy who works at a factory doing real work for a living. Also, please don’t use citation. Don’t say “Edison said…..” If I were interested in what Edison had to say, I’d read a biography and not talk to you. Tell me your opinion and thoughts, not those of someone else. These really weaken an arguement, in my opinion.