The thing about zealots, conspiracists, monomaniacs and cranks is their initial reasonableness. Few of them start off a conversation with their most extreme opinion. Their tactic is to establish common ground first, as a salesperson gets a customer saying “Yes” to some opening questions. Only then does the zeal seep through, by which time it is too awkward to dissent. So, cornered at a party, I might endure the following exchange:
狂热者、阴谋论者、偏执狂和怪人的特点在于他们最初显得很合理。他们很少一开始就抛出极端观点，而是先建立共同点，就像销售员让顾客对开场问题说“是”一样。只有这样，狂热才会慢慢显露，此时反对已显得尴尬。因此，在聚会中被逼到角落时，我可能会忍受以下对话：
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