luckily, he's not my friend. he's my friend's friend. secondly, I love a good challenge. I am very persuasive. I could woo anakin away from the dark side.
"Big Guy, your facts about the Emperor are very logical and concise. I will switch sides."
There is no wooing these people even with ironclad arguments.
Never.
It just wastes your time.
They have to have personal reality do the wooing.
And, luckily, that happens to quite a few of them, eventually.