Irrational arguments: how to sell your point of view

Eugene Polonsky
6 min readSep 22, 2020
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You’re working with another org in coming up with a joint architecture for web-based applications. They want to use WebComponents, while you think React is the better way to go. They’re emotional about their choice, and don’t want to budge. How do you hold a rational discussion with these people?

Sound familiar?

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Eugene Polonsky

Eugene Polonsky is a 24-year veteran in the IT field. When not writing about management, he runs a team at IMDb, plays with his kids, and writes bad fiction.