Its not enough to be right, try not being a jerk, too

[Cain]

Depends what you want to achieve.  However, acting like a jerk gives people an excuse to ignore you and act in contrary ways.  Now, if you want them to act in contrary ways, then that's all good.  Forcing the register and playing reverse psychology is fun, especially if you have interests in making people act one way, but have to appear to want them to act in another. 

However, if the idea is to convince them to stop, diplomacy and tact normally work far better.

Nietzsche had it right, "we often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us."

[Jasper]

So what did Eisman stand to gain by being right as well as totally ignored?  It seems like it could have esaily been a blunder.