[/me goes on a general rant about using emotion and F interchangably]
There is an important distinction between feeling and emotions - both within MBTI and in a practical sense. One reason that the comment "T's have more emotional control than is suggested" is simply because it is not suggested that T's have any less or more emotional control. What is suggested is that they are not as compassionate, empathetic and all that. What is typically measured in emotions is the degree of stability - how much pressure needs to be applied to get a reaction... and the depth of the reaction.
The other important distinction is that F is a cognitive decision making process... emotions require a physiological change. This is also important because there is very little correlation between T/F and the amount of reactiveness or the depth of the reaction in emotions. T's get seriously pissed off about as much as Fs... just about different things.
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