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Cannot use logic to convince someone whose argument isn't logical in the first place
I've always preferred it phrased as "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into," but same energy.
I always preferred the Mark Twain quote, "Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." Because I've been beaten bloody with that experience on more than one occasion.
Or: "It's like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are it'll knock over your pieces and shit on the board"
Or ‘Never wrestle with a pig because you'll both get dirty and the pig likes it.’ – George Bernard Shaw