I'm not telling you to believe me, I'm just pointing out that you should believe me, because I'm right.
There;s no appreciable difference between "telling me to do X" and "pointing out I should do X".
Do you not believe in consequentialism? I could provide some arguments for it.
What I mainly believe in is the necessity or arguing for claims. But we seem to have made a little progress there.
There;s no appreciable difference between "telling me to do X" and "pointing out I should do X".
There is some. The former adds an implicit authority claim, whereas the latter could be said in language that does not imply one.
Y'all know the rules: