Form that "Animal in You" website (remember the thread about it?) (
www.animalinyou.com) --My animal persona, the bear:
"Two elements define the bear's style of debate. Never avoid an argument and never back down. Bears will batter their opponents into submission just for the endorphin rush -- for there's nothing a bear enjoys more than pitting every drop of its intellectual juices against the mind of a worthy opponent."
Well, I think I'm milder than that usually (I try to be), but yes, I love a good argument. However, it also says:
"However, it is unwilling to argue from a position that it doesn't truly believe in, which makes it a lousy lawyer."
That's me too. I can't take "the devil's advocate" position too easily if I don't personally agree with it. In that way, I guess I either argue from the heart, or don't bother. And I've always said I couldn't be a lawyer, because I'd have to sometimes argue from positions I'd feel uncomfortable arguing from, or worse....