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    Default Being SEI and hating factual incorrectness.

    I am having a hard time understanding how I can be Te PoLR and yet have a desire to correct people on their mistakes.

    For example, If someone says that "The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie came out in 2003.", I would tell them, "No, it came out in November 2002.", to that degree of accuracy. I seems to be related only to single facts and not a branching logical system like arguing the merits of socialized healthcare vs non-socialized healthcare.

    Is that not contrary to the spirit of SEI?
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    Yeah I think these kind of facts are sensing-related, probably extraverted sensing? (which would be quite a strong function in ISFps too) Although I can bet you can do it more tactfully than an LSE or LIE.
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    What you pointed out has nothing to do with
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevENTj View Post
    What you pointed out has nothing to do with
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    Quote Originally Posted by FDG View Post
    Yeah I think these kind of facts are sensing-related, probably extraverted sensing? (which would be quite a strong function in ISFps too) Although I can bet you can do it more tactfully than an LSE or LIE.
    I agree with this, memorization is more of a sensing function, remembering the detail, Te is more of How things actually work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    I seems to be related only to single facts and not a branching logical system like arguing the merits of socialized healthcare vs non-socialized healthcare.
    wat

    Apparently grammar is not one of them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    For example, If someone says that "The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie came out in 2003.", I would tell them, "No, it came out in November 2002.", to that degree of accuracy.
    That's more like a factoid Actually I don't care about stuff like that. In practical sense it makes no difference if a movie came out at 2002 or 2003, the year just puts it in some spesific period of time. Like 80's movies ruled, 90's sucked or whatever It's more about understanding and using facts, not about rote memory. There's not any understanding required to remember a date.
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    Te does not monopolize factual accuracy.

    And correcting people is fun and makes my dick feel bigger.
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    SEI's and IEI's are picky and skeptical about facts, empirical evidence outside their own experience or someone that is well trusted. So they will only accept either their own experience or very well-founded facts. This leaves them insecure and unable to use a lot of otherwise decent information.

    They're a bit neurotic about incorrectness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hkkmr View Post
    SEI's and IEI's are picky and skeptical about facts, empirical evidence outside their own experience or someone that is well trusted. So they will only accept either their own experience or very well-founded facts. This leaves them insecure and unable to use a lot of otherwise decent information.

    They're a bit neurotic about incorrectness.
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    I think XEIs can be great at remembering facts. Their Ti HA agenda can manifest with them trying very hard to look intelligent and understand things (and as they get older they can actually become very smart). One thing I like is that if I tell them something they remember it and will bring it up later once I've forgotten.

    Quote Originally Posted by hkkmr View Post
    SEI's and IEI's are picky and skeptical about facts, empirical evidence outside their own experience or someone that is well trusted. So they will only accept either their own experience or very well-founded facts. This leaves them insecure and unable to use a lot of otherwise decent information.

    They're a bit neurotic about incorrectness.
    Yes. I know some XEIs who refuse to trust the information I give them, even when I've spent hours researching it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ArchonAlarion View Post
    And correcting people is fun and makes my dick feel bigger.
    Mhm, all types feel that way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryu View Post
    Mhm, all types feel that way.
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    And correcting people is fun and makes my dick feel bigger.


    I'm not much into correcting people, but I can confirm the rest! :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    I am having a hard time understanding how I can be Te PoLR and yet have a desire to correct people on their mistakes.

    For example, If someone says that "The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie came out in 2003.", I would tell them, "No, it came out in November 2002.", to that degree of accuracy. I seems to be related only to single facts and not a branching logical system like arguing the merits of socialized healthcare vs non-socialized healthcare.

    Is that not contrary to the spirit of SEI?
    I cannot think of any person who hasn't corrected someone else once.
    I'm not sure if it is strong related to type. For the rest, I have no opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarno View Post
    I cannot think of any person who hasn't corrected someone else once.
    I'm not sure if it is strong related to type. For the rest, I have no opinion.
    Maybe we all do it, but I would be VERY reluctant to correct someone on a date (Harry Potter 2002 or 2003), unless I thought it important. Some types are probably better at helping others "save face" than others.
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    Yeah Jarno, this wasn't about me freaking out since I corrected someone once lol. I just really dislike people knowing wrong information, no matter how "important" it is. To me, knowing that boron has six valence electrons and knowing what dates the harry potter movies came out on are equivalent, simply because hearing them once is (usually) enough for me to remember it for a long time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    ... simply because hearing them once is (usually) enough for me to remember it for a long time.
    yes I remember that an SEI I know had a remarkable memory about the roads etc and his way around the city. I guess because of the SEI superior senses that they can keep track of sights, sounds and maybe...facts?

    Do you remember everyone's birthday (friends family etc). For examply I only know the ones of my parents and that's it.

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    If someone told me their birthday, I can at least get the month right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    To me, knowing that boron has six valence electrons
    boron has three valence electrons

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    Quote Originally Posted by niffweed17 View Post
    boron has three valence electrons
    I even looked that up to make sure I was right. :|

    I think you know what I meant though. It needs six electrons to fill the valence shell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamajama View Post
    I am having a hard time understanding how I can be Te PoLR and yet have a desire to correct people on their mistakes.

    For example, If someone says that "The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie came out in 2003.", I would tell them, "No, it came out in November 2002.", to that degree of accuracy. I seems to be related only to single facts and not a branching logical system like arguing the merits of socialized healthcare vs non-socialized healthcare.

    Is that not contrary to the spirit of SEI?
    I have a desire to correct your spelling and punctuation mistakes in this thread. Anyway, I think we can safely type you LSE from this new information.

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