Poll: Men Vs. Women : Rationality

[Madara XIII]

Hello everyone. Seeing as how this is my first thread, I decided to try to come up with something interesting.
This is based on an observation I had been unintentionally taking over a year or so, but my question to you is this:

Which gender is more rational in a verbal dispute in YOUR opinion or in YOUR experience? Male or Female?

NOTE:
(I say VERBAL dispute, because if things have gotten to the point of a PHYSICAL one then majority of all rationality has left.)

Thank you for your time!

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

.. Hm. I'd say a male, just from experience. When I argue with my mates, we get straight to the point, and then quickly get over it. Arguments with a woman can last a very long time, with them bringing up things that just don't make sense for the context of the argument.

Again, this is all from experience.

 

[JeanLuc761]

It varies from person to person, but my experience has shown me that men tend to be more rational in an argument.

Why do you think comedians joke about men losing arguments because we actually have to make sense?

 

[Madara XIII]

.. Hm. I'd say a male, just from experience. When I argue with my mates, we get straight to the point, and then quickly get over it. Arguments with a woman can last a very long time, with them bringing up things that just don't make sense for the context of the argument.

Again, this is all from experience.

Yeah, my opinion is that males do have a tendency to dislike arguments and get straight to the point where as the women I've experienced arguments with have a bit of a tendency to ALWAYS WANT TO WIN AN ARGUMENT.

 

[scrambledeggs]

Girls way of dealing with problems is "I'm going be silent for a few weeks until I unleash pent up frustration"

Men are more like "this shit is what happened. I'm either going to fight you or talk through it, but it gets done now".

I think, in terms of rationality, that makes men better.

 

[Something Amyss]

Men are insane.

Women are insane.

There are variations in the level, but pretty much it's alateral move if we're speaking generally.

 

[Serenegoose]

I've never known anybody to be particularly rational in an argument. The idea that some gender is somehow more rational is, in fact, hilarious. Simple pandering to the 'stoic male' stereotype vs the 'fickle, irrational woman'. Sorry, it's BS.

 

[bubba145]

both have there strengths and weaknesses.

 

[SuperSuperSuperGuy]

It really varies between people. Some are just... More rational than others.

 

[Irridium]

I find both end up looking like idiots.

One side ends up not being rational, and the other just continues fanning the flames with stupid comments.

 

[Professor James]

oh wow isn't this a biased thread

OT they're about the same

 

[JeanLuc761]

I've never known anybody to be particularly rational in an argument. The idea that some gender is somehow more rational is, in fact, hilarious. Simple pandering to the 'stoic male' stereotype vs the 'fickle, irrational woman'. Sorry, it's BS.

Partially true, but it's worth remembering that stereotypes are and always have existed for a reason.

 

[Serenegoose]

I've never known anybody to be particularly rational in an argument. The idea that some gender is somehow more rational is, in fact, hilarious. Simple pandering to the 'stoic male' stereotype vs the 'fickle, irrational woman'. Sorry, it's BS.

Partially true, but it's worth remembering that stereotypes are and always have existed for a reason.

yes. 'a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth'. The reason is rarely 'these stereotypes are true'.

Unless there's a grain of truth in that 'jews sacrifice babies' myth.

 

[JeanLuc761]

yes. 'a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth'. The reason is rarely 'these stereotypes are true'.

Unless there's a grain of truth in that 'jews sacrifice babies' myth.

I've never heard the baby sacrifice one...yeesh.

In any event, I'll concede that not all stereotypes are true, certainly, but in my experience, men tend to think logically in an argument, women tend to think emotionally. In my experience, that stereotype has played out to be true.

 

[Madara XIII]

I've never known anybody to be particularly rational in an argument. The idea that some gender is somehow more rational is, in fact, hilarious. Simple pandering to the 'stoic male' stereotype vs the 'fickle, irrational woman'. Sorry, it's BS.

Partially true, but it's worth remembering that stereotypes are and always have existed for a reason.

yes. 'a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth'. The reason is rarely 'these stereotypes are true'.

Unless there's a grain of truth in that 'jews sacrifice babies' myth.

You do know that a stereotype is an overgeneralization rather than a flat out and irrelevent lie right?

 

[Kiefer13]

It's pretty much this:

For all that we claim to be rational, we humans are surprisingly emotional creatures. Some are more logical than others, yes, but I don't think gender has anything to do with it.

 

[WOPR]

Hmm I came into this thinking "oh god an equal rights thing... how long until people realize women have it better and seem to have more rights BUT get 80 cents to the dollar compared to men and that's what people should be fighting for"

on an off note I marked both are about the same

but it seems as though there's always an obvious winner in arguments

if the girl is an "independent" she always wins in her mind (my mom, and my best friend for examples)
and if she's a "yes dear..." girl then the guy always wins (i.e. my girlfriend... and it drives me insane that she never makes herself heard)

as for the rights thing; there is a bit I could have missed, but last I checked women didn't have to sign up for the draft- I mean "selective service" when they hit 18...

 

[Serenegoose]

yes. 'a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth'. The reason is rarely 'these stereotypes are true'.

Unless there's a grain of truth in that 'jews sacrifice babies' myth.

I've never heard the baby sacrifice one...yeesh.

In any event, I'll concede that not all stereotypes are true, certainly, but in my experience, men tend to think logically in an argument, women tend to think emotionally. In my experience, that stereotype has played out to be true.

I've known many men to become physically violent and unpredictable the moment they feel 'slighted', resorting to violence as the first approach to resolving any conflict. That's about as irrational as it comes. From this I can only deduce is that men and women are, to make a gross generalisation, irrational in different ways, according to many factors, such as social upbringing, visibility, perception from others, and other factors. After all, if you live in a society that derides you for showing emotions, or is constantly watching for any sign of breakdown, or is more likely to -notice- irrationality in one gender or another, they'll all colour your sample. For example, you might think the guy's being rational, but it could simply be that he knows he is not allowed to show that, and so in his actual head he's melting down, but he'll let that out later when nobody is looking, masking his irrationality. Also, if a woman cries, it's noticed because it reinforces the belief that women are emotional, flighty creatures that cry over EVERYTHING, confirming the stereotype, whereas a guy who cries just as much, but hides it, perpetuates his own 'stoic' gender stereotype.