You are absolutely right here. I use silence a lot when conversing with someone.
At first it was to avoid unnecessary arguments, but later I discovered that it gives me time to understand people and also think properly before speaking.
We value quality over quantity, right?
But anyways, it's not easy to be silent when the other person is confidently speaking nonsense. We need wisdom and patience.
I see where you went to. It looks like you have already been using silent as a tool from on set. I understand how it feels when you are in conversation and you hear someone confidently speak rubbish.