... make it look as though it is obvious that anyone who is someone favours [x]...
That is a tactic of the Dark Arts*; it is manipulative and precludes intellectual honesty.
Also, you use 'obvious' and it's various forms three times in this post, and once in your other post (in a Darkly framed statement). I find the word jarring** in the contexts you've used it; whether others have as well I know not. Regardless, I recommend against continuing to use the word in that way.
*I may be using Dark Arts incorrectly; I use it and manipulation interchangeably.
**id est an annoying signal of hubristic arrogance and disrespect for one's readers' potential diversity of experience - particularly when not at all obvious or wrong.
Would you mind clarifying, which sense of 'jarring' are you using? v.intr.
Also, what are the Dark Arts? (there was a mental flash of Yudkowky talking against misterianists, also rang a bell about PUA and Star Wars, so better ask than sorry)
EDIT: No one was doing what the post suggests, so I accepted an idea from one of the comments, and embedded my response in a comment, not the post itself
I'd like to ask this question to you, and I'll respond it myself as well.
What Is The Worst Problem You've Ever Encountered and Solved? And the One You Didn't, Yet!
Some prior considerations:
1) I mean "problem" in a very general sense, it could be a math problem, an existential problem, a social problem, an akrasia problem, a disease problem etc...
2) I'd like people to give informative/didactic responses. Try not only to state the facts, but also to help someone who'd encounter similar situations to be able to deal with them.
3) When talking about the one you didn't, give enough specifics that someone would actually be able to help you.
The general idea is to teach people how to Win by example, taking in consideration all the shortcomings of biases etc...
Well, that is all. One solved, one not yet solved. State your own issues and help others here. Someone else's rationality is always welcome.