1) I've "quit" plenty of times before, so clearly I can do it -- the only reason I started using again is because I chose to.
2) Nicotine addiction runs in my family -- my grandfather smoked a pack of Reds until the day he died of old age. It's basically my birthright.
3) Some of my closest teammates from college still dip today, just like when we started hanging out freshman year. If they're still doing it, too, then I didn't miss a memo somewhere along the way.
4) Cancer from dipping / smoking only happens to other, more stupid people. Not me, or those close to me.
5) I floss and brush my teeth religiously. Therefore, I cannot get mouth cancer, despite a tin-a-day "habit".
6) The dentist didn't find anything on the semi-annual cancer check. Never mind that I didn't tell him that I've been dipping for nearly 20 years.
7) How dare you question how stressful my life is that it requires a nearly constant dip in my mouth?
8) The more you nag me about quitting, the less inclined I am to give it serious consideration. Because I am always right.
9) How am I supposed to reward myself after I complete a task as complex as starting a movie to watch?
10) How am I supposed to comfort myself when I'm having an off-day?