Difficulty understanding the Scale System

[Hakimoto]

I had my first vote using the scales, and I'm completely puzzled. What exactly is going on? If I understand it, I"m either trying to strengthen a person's original choice, or change it? And then, everyone voted the same anyhow, going against what some seemed to decide after I talked to them. Did I miss something? (This was the vote at the end of chapter 2, for reference. Do you even get a choice of where to go? Or does the story dictate one path only?)

[Seph]

You need to persuade the people in your party - the 7 of them. Their original choice is always pre-determined, BUT you can always change anyone's mind.

The succees rate depends on several factors: How much they "like you" (aka how often you fight with them. Maybe some other actions make them like you more too. But the more you choose to fight with someone, the more they like you.) and how good arguments you give.

But even if I gave the WORST possible arguments to some characters that love me, I still succeeded easily. Other times even good arguments may not be enough and you have to give SPECIFIC combo of arguments to persuade someone who dislikes you.

But for the end of chapter 2 vote? Easily a 7-0 decision. When I played for first time and had no idea what to do I was able to make it a 7-0 still so idk what you did wrong, but it is really simple tbh.

[Hakimoto]

Well, I guess part of my confusion comes down to the fact that I was trying to convince some people one way, and some the other way. Why? Why wasn't I trying to convince everyone the same way? (and by way I mean destination)