2007-09-23 13:47:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
They are unwilling or incapable of spotting the flaw in their argument; and therefore have no choice but to believe that *you* have not understood.
Hence: rinse and repeat.
2007-09-23 16:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Ms Informed 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Mentally squared people wants to attain righteousness and justness. These kind of people assert their eloquence in debate especially in circular arguments for after all mentally squared people are righteous and just.
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2007-09-23 21:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by Third P 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You would have to ask one of those mentally square people you refer to. That sounds like someone who would try to prevent you from looking outside your box. Circles are 360 so I'd suggest sticking with 360 and getting all the YAHOO points you can then you can be a Level & and really start playing games with all the naive mentally square people.
Hook em' in real them in...take as many months as ya need to and then show them the big screwdriver to tighten up their loose screws...You rock !
2007-09-24 01:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Brains & Beauty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I enjoy a circular argument when done in play. It is a enjoyable way to banter in the illogical.
2007-09-23 20:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by CherryCheri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They fail to develop the ability to appreciate/anticipate their faliure to develop cognitively and all people are attracted to activities they already know how to do to some degree of excellence.
Stages of Cognitive Development. Piaget identified four stages in cognitive development:
Sensorimotor stage (Infancy). In this period (which has 6 stages), intelligence is demonstrated through motor activity without the use of symbols. Knowledge of the world is limited (but developing) because its based on physical interactions / experiences. Children acquire object permanence at about 7 months of age (memory). Physical development (mobility) allows the child to begin developing new intellectual abilities. Some symbollic (language) abilities are developed at the end of this stage.
Pre-operational stage (Toddler and Early Childhood). In this period (which has two substages), intelligence is demonstrated through the use of symbols, language use matures, and memory and imagination are developed, but thinking is done in a nonlogical, nonreversable manner. Egocentric thinking predominates
Concrete operational stage (Elementary and early adolescence). In this stage (characterized by 7 types of conservation: number, length, liquid, mass, weight, area, volume), intelligence is demonstrated through logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete objects. Operational thinking develops (mental actions that are reversible). Egocentric thought diminishes.
Formal operational stage (Adolescence and adulthood). In this stage, intelligence is demonstrated through the logical use of symbols related to abstract concepts. Early in the period there is a return to egocentric thought. Only 35% of high school graduates in industrialized countries obtain formal operations; many people do not think formally during adulthood.
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/piaget.html
The Will is positive, the Judgment is negative.
2007-09-23 21:43:51 · answer #5 · answered by Psyengine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they will not give an inch. They will not budge in their thought processes. They have a certain mindset and they pontificate to satisfy their ego. They are smug.
2007-09-23 22:59:38 · answer #6 · answered by Marguerite 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What can I say - can't fit a square peg into a round hole after all!
2007-09-23 23:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they can't think outside the box.
2007-09-23 20:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by LK 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋