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And I wish I could mark answers wrong.

For why?

For why?

So I could tell people "You're not allowed to think that way, silence!"

Yikes...I used to do that when I was at uni. I'd tried to forget the Myers-Briggs test.

So I could tell people "You're not allowed to think that way, silence!"

We demand examples of the stupidity/whatever!

We demand examples of the stupidity/whatever!

The most irritating are people who mark contradictory answers, regardless of the fact that three questions earlier they said the opposite of what they're saying now.

The most irritating are people who mark contradictory answers, regardless of the fact that three questions earlier they said the opposite of what they're saying now.

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.

I only got a C-. I should've studied harder. :(

I've never heard of these test before so I did a search and now know what they are but I feel compelled to ask what the point of them is? Do they actually mean something with regards your future prospects of college and whatnot?

I only got a C-. I should've studied harder. :(

But the class average was a 31%. That means the curve will give you a nice bump :D

Wow. I cant believe they allow to score these tests...
The Meyers and Briggs test is flawed, anyone of even a modicum of intelligence who has taken one knows this.

The contrary answers typically arise from the perception of the perosn taking the test.

The same question reworded appears to be asking indeed a different question.

Most research done into personality testing at all demonstrates them to be completely ineffective.
Especially where labelling a personality type (like the Meyers Briggs test) most certainly when used for emploment.

Why dont stop goose stepping and do some actual research before placing yourself above people who have some arcane and flawed judgement tool being used against them.

You speak as if you designed the test and are not just some flunky stuck with the work of looking them over.
Neither of which is anythign to be remotely proud of, at all.

I've never heard of these test before so I did a search and now know what they are but I feel compelled to ask what the point of them is? Do they actually mean something with regards your future prospects of college and whatnot?

Not at all, but program instructors love to waste time with them, for some reason.

Wow. I cant believe they allow to score these tests...
The Meyers and Briggs test is flawed, anyone of even a modicum of intelligence who has taken one knows this.

The contrary answers typically arise from the perception of the perosn taking the test.

The same question reworded appears to be asking indeed a different question.

Most research done into personality testing at all demonstrates them to be completely ineffective.
Especially where labelling a personality type (like the Meyers Briggs test) most certainly when used for emploment.

Why dont stop goose stepping and do some actual research before placing yourself above people who have some arcane and flawed judgement tool being used against them.

You speak as if you designed the test and are not just some flunky stuck with the work of looking them over.
Neither of which is anythign to be remotely proud of, at all.

*Humor*

Hint, hint.

But the class average was a 31%. That means the curve will give you a nice bump :D

YAY! :D

Wow. I cant believe they allow to score these tests...
The Meyers and Briggs test is flawed, anyone of even a modicum of intelligence who has taken one knows this.

As one who's taken the test and scored it, yes, it's flawed. Any test is going to be flawed. But it is frighteningly accurate.

The most irritating are people who mark contradictory answers, regardless of the fact that three questions earlier they said the opposite of what they're saying now.
From what I can gather, that would be the fault of the test.

From what I can gather, that would be the fault of the test.

No, that's the fault of the people taking the test, pretending to be someone they're not.

No, that's the fault of the people taking the test, pretending to be someone they're not.
I disagree.

I disagree.

What a profound argument. :rolleyes:

I wonder if they ever tried to interperet the way people "fill in the blanks". I've had people put in x's, put in check marks, black in the box, circle the box, mark checks beside the box, mark x's beside the box and the classic circle the entire answer.

It's not an argument, it's a statement regarding my opinon (something I suspect I am more qualified to comment on than any other person and dont believe I am in need of an argument to understand or to convey).
In terms of arguments though, it's probably marginally more or less convincing than "No, that's the fault of the people taking the test, pretending to be someone they're not."
You know, along the lines of a statement without supporting evidence or argumentation of any kind....:rolleyes:

I wonder if they ever tried to interperet the way people "fill in the blanks". I've had people put in x's, put in check marks, black in the box, circle the box, mark checks beside the box, mark x's beside the box and the classic circle the entire answer.

Sometime when I'm doing something like that I'm gonna try and draw a little stick figure doing something strange/unpleasant to the box.

It's not an argument, it's a statement regarding my opinon (something I suspect I am more qualified to comment on than any other person and dont believe I am in need of an argument to understand or to convey).
In terms of arguments though, it's probably marginally more or less convincing than "No, that's the fault of the people taking the test, pretending to be someone they're not."
You know, along the lines of a statement without supporting evidence or argumentation of any kind....:rolleyes:

Never scored tests taken by people you know, have you?

Never scored tests taken by people you know, have you?
Nice fallacy, excuse me if calls to authority 'dont impress me much'.

Nice fallacy, excuse me if calls to authority 'dont impress me much'.

Nice attempt at the "that's a philosophical fallacy!" argument. I'm not impressed either, Ms. Twain. :rolleyes:

I think someone just won the test. They got straight inconclusive results.

Nice attempt at the "that's a philosophical fallacy!" argument. I'm not impressed either, Ms. Twain. :rolleyes:
Well it's good you're not impressed with your antics, they're clearly a bit on the silly side consisting as they do of statements phrased as fact, yet lacking any form of substantiation and (for the sake of being generous, I presume) a call to your implied authority.

I made no attempt at "that's a philosophical fallacy!". It's a call to authority fallacy that has been suggested. The most generous assesment I could offer you since otherwise you must have been resorting to the even cheaper and more unimpressive Ad hominem fallacy type - if so I apologise for under-estimating your desperation and level of maliciousness. It's not entirely clear of course which of these fallacies you've grasped at since you are unwilling to be explicit and instead have chosen to rely on the mealy mouthed cop-out of merely implying.

Needless to say if you were such an expert that your authority alone ought to be relied apon, it'd be odd that you would rely on such desperate measures instead of demonstrating some grounds for considering you an authority. Needless to say if you really felt I were so underqualified to comment that engaging in cheap shots premised on an implied lack of knowledge on my part were warranted, it's odd that you would care enough about my comments to engage me in the first place. Or at least it ought to be needless to say, but judging from the content of your posts, apparently it's not in your case needless at all.

I only got a C-. I should've studied harder. :(That's pretty impressive, considering that the "grade" is a four-letter combination. :p

EDIT: Oh yeah. THAT test...

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.
I disagree. If you can't do that, you can't make coherent decisions. Reason will forever remain beyond your grasp.

And I wish I could mark answers wrong.
I know what you mean. There was a test like that in a job interview once, and the question read:

Would you rather be considered:

A: competent
B: compassionate

I don't see how compassionate can ever be he right answer.

I know what you mean. There was a test like that in a job interview once, and the question read:

Would you rather be considered:

A: competent
B: compassionate

I don't see how compassionate can ever be he right answer.

Depends on the situation, would you rather be competent like The Terminator, or compassionate like Mother Theresa.

Besides, competent is hardly a good trait, competent is getting a C average, competent is showing up but never excelling at anything. To be competent is horrible.

I'd pick the nun over the killing machine.