Poll: Men Vs. Women : Rationality

[Something Amyss]

One positive trait of men, however, is that we don't use those annoying emotes at the end of our sentences as much as women.

God yes. If there's one thing I cannot stand on the internet, it's the tendency to actually express one's self in a method that can be readily determined.

Why does no one on this site ever include hermaphrodites ?

On topic now, from my experiences i have found all 6 year olds to be irrational, all 21 year olds to be irrational and all 50 year olds to be irrational, regardless of gender, thats why im going on a quest for coin and cleavage

Probably because intersexuality is a rather rare trait. That and the topics tend to be silly enough that they rarely consider anything outside a gender binary.

 

[dragonslayer32]

Women tend to hold grudges and bring something up from a year ago in an argument (personal experience here) and men are focused on the point of the argument, so I'll say men.

 

[PurplePlatypus]

Generally speaking.
Men construct arguments point by point and women tend to look at a bigger picture while constructing one.
The assumption seems to be that just because an argument is more quickly to the poijnt it is more rational or logical. This may not be so. I also suspect women?s arguments are sometimes seen as less rational, not because they necessarily are, but because of misunderstandings due to these difference in thinking between men and women.

Humans on a whole are rather emotional creatures, logic and rationality doesn?t come too easily for any of us.

 

[Daipire]

I prize myself in my logic.
I'm going to be an accountant or a financial planner.
I also have problems with emotional responses.

I'd have to say while men do infact have emotions, these do not affect judgement as heavily as hat of a females.
We do not express emotions as easily, we make decisions more so based on the facts present.

Men are more rational.
Because we are actually robots, beep.

 

[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!

Quick question, What kind of arguments are you talking about exactly?

Well now that you ask...Well darn, usually the ones I might consider would be in misunderstandings.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

From my experience, I'd have to say there are always factors depending on that individual. Especially how they grew up and even more so, different cultures.

However (puts metal armor on), I do feel men tend to act more 'rational' depending on environment. You'll find men will probably become irrational in a home-setting, rather then out-in-public. Unless harshly provoked to the point of snapping from severe emotional distress. Probably for fear of the inevitable public stigma that surrounds their emotions. That doesn't exactly make them better, just more aware of their surroundings when an argument ensues; because of how they'll be treated. Some women keep quiet as well out of sheer embarrassment of causing a scene, but, I've found a lot will argue and act overly-emotional.

My Mother was a prime example of throwing a world-class hissy fit in public and provoking my Father at the top of her voice. She was asking for him to just try and get a word in edge-wise. My Father was subdued and kept his cool because of his embarrassment and being aware of his environment. She assumed she won the fight by provoking him in a place where he couldn't really argue back the way he wanted to; but I'd say my Father was the real winner by not making a complete shit out of himself.

I'd have to agree - that men (not all, but a majority) seem to be the most rational in that regard.

(Dodges anger-spear thrusts) BUT, women are EXPECTED to act emotional and a lot of us are raised with the belief that our emotions (some over-emotional reactions,..yeesh) are always okay; because of our gender. I get the feeling from most women I know, that men are just supposed to cower away from us until we settle down because that's just the way women are, and that's a load of horse-shit. I learned to keep my cool in arguments and tense moments, and to think before I speak or act.

It really comes down to the individual, man and woman, to learn and make the distinction, and to learn to control their own emotions. To decipher between the best way and the bullshit; and be aware of how it's making the OTHER person feel. Some learn, some don't. And some learn when it's far too late.

That's my two cents, at least. Well , more like five dollars, but, *raspberry*