teslashock
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This has absolutely nothing to do with types. As types are preferences, not definitions.
Again, this goes to show that we take MBTI way too seriously.
(I'm not blaming you, the placesyoullgo, I'm just stating an observation to lead back to my position of MBTI)
You are clearly just deadset on pinpointing circumstances in which MBTI is "taken too seriously." Nobody in this thread has said, "XXXXs are always cheaters, you are an XXXX, therefore you will cheat." However, types have certain values, and threads like these are made to discuss how these values are manifested in the real world. The whole point of MBTI and typology as a whole is to categorize. I think most people who have any experience with MBTI realize the shortfalls in its applicability, but that's not going to stop them from discussing its theoretical applicability.
You can ask, "Which of the 8 functions and/or combinations of the 8 functions could cause a desire to cheat?" and use the answer to that question to discern a type that is more likely to cheat.
So long as you don't say "All ESxPs will cheat because of their dominant, impulsive Se, and you are an ESxP, therefore you will cheat.", then there's nothing wrong with trying to apply MBTI to certain tendencies and behavioural patterns. MBTI is not an inarguable end-all-be-all, but it is certainly a method of making fairly accurate generalizations. As long as you are open to changing your generalizations based on discrepancies in individual cases, then MBTI can be applied to lots of stuff.
Actually I would bet a pretty significant amount of money that ESTPs cheat more often than, say, ISFJs on average.
You're going to do a statistical survey and then tweak the results to your liking, right? Hell, you might even hypnotize some of the survey participants to get them to answer in a desirable way. You're an ENTP, so you will certainly cheat to come out a winnar