[timr]

> you assumed the other person was trying to tilt the convo to their favor by using emotions, and you are trying to devalue their personal experience.

You assume the OP was telling the truth, and therefore, we should all defer to the emotional anecdote.

What if they're not? How would you know?

The only difference between us is that I don't make that assumption. Giving undue credence to anecdotes is a form of exaggeration.