The debater personality type is a willfully contrarian person who is adept at cutting opinions and tenets to shreds and scattering them in the air for all to see. In contrast to more committed personality types, Pundits do this not to achieve deeper meaning or strategic goals, but simply because it's fun. No one enjoys a meeting of the minds more than the Pundit because it gives them a chance to use their intelligence and connect different ideas to prove their point.
Deliberately holding opposing views not only gives the debater personality type a better understanding of how others think, but also a better understanding of opposing viewpoints, since the debater is the one with whom the argument is being made.
This tactic is not to be confused with the mutual understanding that diplomats seek - debaters are always in pursuit of knowledge, and what better way to seek knowledge than to attack or espouse a point of view from all sides?
There are no rules here - we want to achieve goals!
Bittersweet in spite of not being viewed favorably by others, Pundit personality types like to find alternative ways to train their minds in conventional ways of thinking, which gives them an irreplaceable position in situations where they need to improve an existing system and break out of the stereotypes to discover a new way out. However, the day-to-day work of putting ideas into practice can be excruciating. "Pundits love to brainstorm and are ambitious, but they do everything they can to avoid tedious work. They make up only about 3% of the population, which is not too much and not too little, and they can create novel ideas, which are then implemented and maintained logistically by a much larger number of other, more discriminating personality types.
"Debaters' ability to debate can be annoying - while appreciated when needed, it doesn't work as well when it comes to upsetting others, such as openly questioning a boss in a meeting or picking holes in a partner's every word. This is compounded by their straight-talking nature; they don't beat around the bush and have no interest in being seen as emotional and compassionate. Like-minded people will get along well with "debaters", but for those more sensitive types, and for society as a whole, there is usually an opposition to conflict, a preference for emotion, appeasement, and even white lies over unpleasant truths and cold reason.
This can be disheartening to "debaters," who find that their quarrelsome banter often inadvertently gets them into trouble, such as when questioning someone's beliefs without regard to their feelings and hitting the bottom line. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and Pundits don't tolerate being coddled and don't like it when people beat around the bush, especially when it comes to asking for help. The Debater personality type feels respected for his or her vision, confidence, knowledge, and keen sense of humor, but finds it difficult to successfully use these qualities to develop deeper friendships and romantic relationships.
Seemingly heavy workload puts people at risk of missing out on opportunities
"Debaters need to go further in utilizing their talents - their intellectual independence and free imagination are valuable when they are managers, or can be listened to by managers, but the persistence required to reach that position is their greatest difficulty.
Once they have secured such a position, "debaters" need to remember that if they are to realize their ideas, others need to add to them - and if they spend more time winning arguments than building consensus, they will find that the support they have is not enough to make them successful. So adept at being deliberately contrarian, people with this personality type will find that the most complex and rewarding intellectual challenges lie in understanding a more emotional perspective, and in understanding care and compromise while emphasizing logic and development.
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