[nine_k]

Alice need to adapt to Bob's perception if she wants him to listen.

"If we lived in a completely imaginary world where A were true" could address Bob's sensibilities a bit better.

First make yourself heard, then make your point. Otherwise your point falls on deaf ears. This takes some ability to listen and tailor your arguments to fit your audience.

[rukuu001]

"Let's imagine an alternate universe, where A is true. What else would be true in that case?"