I sensed the emotional tones of S/N bias. My Fi out-ranks your Ti
Yeah, it's kind of hard to beat a function that determines its own rules.
btw, people do s/n others out of inherent bias [I suspect Ns more than Ss as they're a minority (exacerbated tribal instinct?) and of course, it's easy to scorn a threatening inferior (as in underdeveloped) function]. Once thought kicks in, people usually snap out of it, but the residue is still there. IOW, don't deny it just because you're annoyed by its over-use.
That wasn't actually my point.
If you're going to go there, we're ALL biased.
The question here is, is the bias a major player in the evaluation? And are we aware of the bias? I don't think it was the major player in people's comments (well, at least not MINE), so your undermining of a particular opinion just because a bias exists seems a bit slippery to me.
Bill O'Reilly is a hard dude to judge, as he doesn't seem... healthy (I'm not sure what word to use here). He's described feeling burdened at having to come to his program with a sense of outrage every night, and in general his tone in personal interviews is bitter with a dash of paranoia. The Bill O'Reilly you see may just be a persona, and not representative of who he really is. Who knows? He may be a mild-mannered INFP gone shadow crazy.
Again, you're arguing Ne possibilities.
I'm arguing probabilities.
I think it's always possible for Bill to be an INFP with a shadow-side... but I think it highly highly improbable.
However, I do really agree about the "unhealthy" bit on some level. In some ways, being unhealthy can really skew the reading. He also has hidden agendas tied into his behavior.
(Then again, people tend to be unhealthy in ways that are appropriate for their type, and sometimes it can make a read EASIER... and healthy people who are more well-rounded and integrated are harder to tease out predominate function use.)