Of course, that argument can be brought against anyone not impressed with some shoddy "empirical data" that doesn't actually connect.
For instance, why have elections at all, we could just nielsen poll 50 homes, and then, in the absence of any better "data" at the disposition of anyone else, reasonable people will be confronted with the choice of agreeing with you or being "stubborn fools".
As a side point, conclusive proof is not logically impossible. You may find it difficult in this particular case, because you're disputing my own preference against me, but hey.
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