Irrational Thinker: Rational Thinkers Vs. Irrationally

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I have always been interested in the way people behave. I cannot help myself in trying to analyze why people do react the way they do in certain situations. Our emotions can make us do things or control the way we think without us noticing it. Some might think their intelligence make them immune to irrational thoughts, their emotions or their situations can override their intelligence, but my experience and observations it tell me otherwise. No one is immune from thinking irrationally. In theory, we all have the compasity to think rationally, but situations and emotions can lead us to do thing that people would consider irrational. I want to discuss the difference between the two and shed some light on how people can learn to think rationally …show more content…

irrational thinkers was difficult for me to write. Rational thinkers are straight to the point, which is boring. It was hard to not focus just on irrational thinkers. However, I learned many people that are rational thinkers not only think rationally, but they also think irrational as well. As humans it’s very hard for us to control our emotions 100% of the time. There are certain situations that will have a rational thinker think irrationally, and the same goes for people who think irrationally as well. There are certain situations where an irrational thinker will think rationally. I also learned that just because you are intelligent doesn’t mean that you are a rational thinker. You could be intelligent but still have an aggressive attitude, or handle situation immaturely. I do believe that intelligent people have the capability to think rationally, but it all depends on that person personality and the things they experience throughout their life. I consider myself to be a rational thinker. I use logic and reason when I make decisions. I have the demeanor of a very calm relax person. I rarely make a decision according to my emotions. I chose this topic to learn more about irrational thinkers, and what I learned was we all are irrational

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