[Trumpi]

I would prefer to be persuaded than told what to think. Otherwise, journalists can tell us whatever they want to without any accountability.

> Today, this is almost universally seen as a failure of journalism.

That is a shame.

[johnday]

The problem is that for many people, someone appearing persuasive is orthogonal to them actually being correct.

[Trumpi]

Unfortunately, the alternative to persuasion is belief and trust.