what does she have to argue against me anyways other than "I feel in my gut you're wrong."

doesn't matter, follow your intuition on the highway at 70mph on an icy road go into a skid and your first instinct your intuition will be telling you with everything in it to slam the break if you do you die.

https://similarworlds.com/18-Politics/3758432-never-again-force-me-to-defend-my-arguments-I-will

intuition, is actually worthless.