I didn't say they were calm and unemotional. I said that their emotional motivations weren't pushing in the same direction as the positions they were taking. If you want something to be true, you'll be more emotionally invested in arguing that it is, and less willing to accept a contrary position. That's really not something you can argue against; it's indisputable human psychology at this point.
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