Logic vs. Emotion

To me, logic is more valuable than emotion when thinking and deciding. Logic is what makes the best decisions. In my life, logical choices have tended to render positive results or at least results I had expected. Emotional responses do have the tendency to win appeal but they are often misguided and doomed to failure. Their motif is flawed, thus their product must be flawed to. When on the brink of war, one should not choose to go into it based on one horrible act in which we feel the need to punish that country (which the punishment will last much longer than our immediate feeling). Eventually, the flame will die and then the person in charge will be attacked although the same ones attacking him or her are the same ones who were on his or her side. This is exactly what happened with the Bush administration. Thus it is obvious more calculating should have been done (logic) in addition to fighting on the whims of the people’s emotional responses. Logic is more esteemed in our society. People who often go on emotional whims are looked down upon. People who back up their opinions and decisions with a methodical approach performed in a clear way are seen as good leaders. Schools strongly favor logical persons in that they discourage emotional outbursts and decisions and favor them to use logic to decide how their life will be. Religions tend to favor an emotional nature. They want for one to develop a relationship with the religion and its deity in order to guide one’s life which seems completely illogical. Explanation:

This was a prompted assignment in which we were to take a stand on which mode of action was better: logic or emotion. Obviously, I chose logic. I enjoyed writing and reading this entry very much. It has varied sentence structure and very good syntax. I love the fact that I was able to prove my point using real world examples without being too abrasive that it would not be able to convince anyone due to them ignoring what “the bigot” has to say. I also enjoy the fact that I was able to use my life as an example in order to show how well logic works. My crowning achievement was outlining the dynamics of the provocation of war without actually identifying what I was talking about. Then I was able to create a moment of utter revelation with climatic tension when I dropped the bombshell. This was the most persuasive part of my entire entry.

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