What do think about the people that like to win every argument?

Question

Do you think they have a good sense of self worth?

Answer 1

I was like this as a teenager, and the first time I acknowledged that i was wrong felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders! (In the past, I was probably wrong most of the time, but I would beat my poor friends into a kind of intellectual and agressive submission).
Now, as a fully-fledged grown up, I roll with the punches like everyone else and I feel better for it. I also have many more friends!!!
I was incredibley insecure as a teenager and this was masked by being agressive and obnoxious. So, in answer to your question - yes. People that like to win every arguement do so at the risk of (1) being habitually wrong, anyway, (2) never learning from anyone, which is probably the saddest thing of all.

Answer 2

They may have an overblown sense of self worth. Someone who feels they must win every argument is (a) not a good listener and (b) are not open to all ideas, only their own.

Answer 3

I think those people probably learned everything they were
ever going to learn by the time they were 15 and just present
it in a different way as they got older. I think it
shows enormous lack of self worth for if you were confident
in your intellegence, you would always be open to hearing
another person's opinion. How can you advance intellectually
without adding new perspectives? These are
also the people who think "might makes right" and take
pleasure in ramming their opinions down your throat. I
just laugh when this happens and say "I'm interested to
hear what these opinions are based on and when you
were crowned".

Answer 4

There is a point at which I suppose the opponent feels the world does depend on their winning. As well, who is to say that the world by intention or default 'is' not in fact depending on their winning? As quickly, who is to say that the world is?

The self-worth factor is a precarious thing, a fine balancing action is involved, at which at some point it 'is' self-worth but as quickly can it be testimonial to how guilelessly one can find oneself under arms and at war, which event can shatter one completely.

An upside to philosophers and the likes of self-worth otherwise I observe is, they have that charter to, say, ground those who otherwise would be suspended in mid-air by mistaken thought, finding themselves without means to, say, anchor themselves or to land safely. In that wise, the arguer or philosopher or however you wish to frame him or her serves of great purposes. Perhaps the right compliment to the peasant -- said to understand little -- is the philosopher -- said to understand much -- though we have to consider, too, and more important, the untold number of individuals who know, live, and feel, and who think and act within these two extremes.

Too, of these ones who possess and bestow the light of self-worth, care must be abided -- for can come the predictive if penchant to allow ego, which is an otherwise neutral and thereby healthy thing if nurtured, to swing well out of balance. Alas, all things concerned are then left to go round in circles, which defeats the whole scope that the unknowing person was dependent upon not occurring in the first place, which in the case of self-worth -- if had ever existed before -- is now not observed as built upon 'but' the weakest of foundation.

His or her words and entreats, the one with the good sense of self-worth, that is, may 'sound more than plausible,' whatever it is that he or she says or argues -- but in conclusion, it may not import, nor pass the test as demanded by all the dimensions, which results too often the human beings with said trained minds cannot remotely foresee, neither by means of impromptu thought or at-length meditation.

Answer 5

not always - but they should be a good debater and should have been pushed that way when young. That would teach them the counterbalance of humility and listening to another opinion. Most have an over stimulated sense of self worth and unless they can learn compromise would not make a good partner for anyone who cannot adapt and understand that they most likely do know something about everything and not everything about anything. Their sense of self worth can be good or bad at about the same rate as anyone Else's.

Answer 6

I would think they don't have a healthy sense of self worth. Most people who like to win every argument have control issues and immaturity that doesn't allow them to feel comfortable unless they are "right". They can't stand another person thinking their opinion is worth as much as their own.

Answer 7

It's in our nature to want to win every argument (and thank you for spelling that correctly :P ) but sometimes when I know when I admit that I'm wrong I feel alot better knowing that I was telling the truth. That's self-worth to me.

P.S. I've never seen two pages of answers before!

Answer 8

Some people like to win arguments because to them it proves their intelligence, to some it is a game the challenge being in the conquering, but, there are those who just believe their opinion is the on ly right one and to provide their own self worth with a boost they will give you their opinion until you are running for the door.

Answer 9

Hi Rena,
I know a lot of people that feel they need to win every argument, so I try not to give them the pleasure, it's a waste of my time, I have no problem walking away from an argument.

Answer 10

Sometimes it is a good sense of their self worth but they have to respect other people opinions. At times they think that you don't listen to them but you really are.