I’m Right

“I’m right” is generally a pretty useless thing to say. Think about it:

• Saying “I’m right” basically just shows that you think you’re right.
• Someone who wants to say “I’m right” has probably already made it pretty clear that he thinks he’s right. You might want to argue that saying “I’m right” helps the other party know that you feel really really confident, but in most cases they probably already know that you feel really really confident. Still, I admit that there might be some cases where saying “I’m right” might be a useful and effective way to communicate how confident you actually are.
• Saying, “I’m right” doesn’t provide any actual evidence or reason that would make the other party believe that you’re right.

So from an epistemic perspective, it doesn’t contribute any useful evidence that would help people update their beliefs. And from a more social and practical perspective, it’s annoying to hear someone proclaim.

In the overwhelming majority of cases I’ve encountered, hearing someone say “I’m right” is just annoying and not useful. I don’t think it has much use at all in civil conversations. If you feel extremely confident, first think about whether the other people already know that, and then think about how to communicate it effectively and without annoying people.