This portion of the discussion has been a moving target, one I have been doing my best to follow as I try to answer your questions and provide the evidence you justifiably requested. My original point always has been that some types are more subject to bias than others, a point you eventually accepted. To go back to the original question of discussing vs. debating, this suggests that some types will have less (but not no) bias in their stated positions or arguments. It would be interesting to see whether the kinds of bias that most affect someone is type dependent, but neither the article I quoted nor my own knowledge covers that.
NT logic most definitely needs a "reality check" sometimes. IME, though, that happens less often than with other types - though this is more of a T/F distinction than NT vs other temperaments. Type does not equate to proficiency. It does equate to preference, though, and to the extent that we do the things we prefer more often, more consistently, and more attentively, we get more experience/practice with those things. We also value them, so are motivated to develop them. That combination of motivation and practice often does translate into proficiency.
I suspected you would object to my noting that you were demonstrating the validity of your own point on the importance of learning. The only thing I have learned so far in our exchange is what I learned from that paper I linked for you.
I admit that when I tell someone, "that's a good idea", I don't check to see how they interpreted my remark. Same with when I say, "I agree with you about A and B, but disagree on C", or "I'm assuming X here, which may be wrong", or "I don't know much about this subject, so this is pure speculation". I guess I am naive enough to expect such statements to be taken at face value, though I am always willing to explain when asked. Life is too short to go around cross-checking everything I say. The other person's perspective matters, to the degree they are willing to share it. I cannot read minds, and prefer not to make assumptions.
Please explain.
