"You just want to be right"

[Proletar]

Yes. I stumbled upon this monstrocity for an argument yet again last week.


No. I don't just want to be right. In fact, I don't care about me in discussions. Rather, it's people that put themselves behind their ideals that throw out this retarded stuff, meaning that they themselves take pride in their convictions.

A discussion is an exchange of perceptions regarding a subject, shared so that the two parties involved in it can learn from eachother to get closer to The Truth.


Am I right? Do You get this too?

 

[TriflinThomas]

Yes, but rarely; it's usually a last-ditch effort to win the argument. People perceive me as always being right because I don't butt in unless I know I'm right.

 

[Dapper Dan]

Anyone who says something like that is simply not worth the argument. At least, not in their current mental state. Their pride won't let them admit that they're wrong, so they resort to personal attacks. They also don't understand your motives at all.

 

[shortbuss]

I'm gonna play devil's advocate and say that sometimes some people are more interested in being right than in having an honest discussion, and never have any intention of changing their conclusions regardless of any evidence presented.

I don't think an INTP would be the kind of person to be this way, however, since we value knowledge, and all that good stuff.