(C) 2012 D. S. DURFEESQCOMIC.COM I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHY THE TERM x 2 SHOWS UP. AS A SEASONED RESEARCHER TALKING TO A STUDENT, CAN I GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE? THE FACT THAT YOU QUESTIONED MY STATEMENT IS GOOD - IT PUTS ME ON THE DEFENSIVE. BUT YOU ASKED IT IN A VERY WEAK AND UNCERTAIN WAY. YOU NEED TO BE MORE FORCEFUL. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ARE WRONG. I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTANDING DOESN’T MATTER. YOU'VE GOT TO SHOW CONFIDENCE OR NO ONE WILL BELIEVE YOU'RE SMARTER THAN ME. SO, TO BUILD CREDIBILITY, I'VE GOT TO DO THINGS WHICH DESTROY MY CREDIBILITY. I, UH, WHOLEHEARTEDLY DISAGREE WITH, UH . . . . . . WHATEVER YOU MEANT BY THAT. keywords: Dr. Ingenio Credibility Confidence Questioning Conflict