I thought of a thing that might have at least a little.
edit: I know I strode a little from the mandate part cause mandates may differ in relative importance for everyone.
Person A: voting helps
You: How do they know why you're voting on this?
Person B: You have to tell them
You: But others spend more money and thus count for more
Me: That's an excuse unless you've actually tried it (and if you have, yeah, that sucks)
If I misread, my apologies - based on on your response it appears I have.
I didn't make the connection "these arguments are not persuasive" => "its an excuse" and rather read the part as "not persuaded by the argument" and so I tried to clarify.
(Didn't look so good did it:) Thanks for taking the time to clarify ergothus.
I thought of a thing that might have at least a little.
edit: I know I strode a little from the mandate part cause mandates may differ in relative importance for everyone.