I’ve heard it from several women. Usually after a man, either myself or the woman significant other, has pointed out to a woman that her position makes no sense. The reply is always along the lines of, ‘It makes perfect sense, if you’re a woman. It’s woman’s logic.’ As if that’s the end all, be all in reasoning. Once that statement has been made, the woman is telling you all discussion is over as in her mind she’s won the argument.
For example, here’s one that I have seen used many a time. Woman goes shopping with her friends. She comes back to her husband and says, “Look at all the things I bought on sale, I saved you money.” Now she knows damn well she spent a truck load of money shopping. In her mind the money was already spent, so finding something on sale is saving money to her. In reality the guy is thinking “she spent how much?” The guy knows that his bank account is now short several hundred dollars, or if they have separate account, he knows he’s going to be asked to replenish her bank account as she’s now running a little short until the next payday.
I can’t think of anyone I know that doesn’t think that they can apply the rules of logic when they need them. Most, including me, have never formally studied logic, and probably wouldn’t recognize any formal rules of logic if it smacked them in the head. Some, including me, have done some personal study regarding the rules of logic and logical fallacies, but I would by no means call myself an expert. Human beings are emotional creatures, as such we all allow our emotions to rule our thoughts from time to time. Women, being the more emotional half of the species (not counting those men who’ve embraced their feminine side), tend to argue by logical fallacy thinking it is the same as logic. Hence the catalog of shaming language.
Applied logic, by itself, does not inherently make any conclusions drawn valid. I can’t remember if it was Aristotle or Plato who wrote something to the effect that if your assumptions are wrong, your conclusions do not follow. My rule of thumb when in an argument, debate, or discussion with a woman is to always try to start with their underlying assumptions. Ask the probing questions. Let them hoist themselves on their own petard. It is often easier to attack the foundations of their argument then to try to go toe to toe with women’s logic.
