ENTP

ENTP is a MBTI personalty type.

Profile

Names

  • The Innovator
  • The Inventor

The Good

ENTP's don't typically screw around. They go right for the throat.

The Bad

ENTP's are known to be ruthless assholes. Many people see this as "bad". ENTP's see it as blatant honesty.

This is also interpreted as arrogance, which is closer to the mark. However, then ENTP earns his arrogance by testing what he knows, and frankly, if you have a problem with that, then it's your problem. :)

ENTP's have probably heard your point of view a billion times, defeated it a million times, and simply are not interested in it.

Argument as a Sport

ENTP's engage in argument as a sport.

The rules of the 'argument sport' are :

  • The ENTP is right.
  • If the ENTP is wrong, then he's learned something.

Because most people are unable or unwilling to defend their beliefs, they fail to see the second rule and believe that the ENTP always thinks he's right, when in fact, he's more than willing to be proven wrong — if a better argument is given to defeat his own.

The ENTP realizes that his point of view is only the best he knows. By defeating his argument, you are, in fact, replacing the current one.

Dominant Function

The dominant function of ENTP's (and their brothers the ENFP) is Extroverted Intuition, which makes them damn near psychic. :)

ENTP's use this to go to the heart of an issue quickly.

Famous ENTP's

Fictional

  • Severus Snape

Common Religions / Philosophies

  • Agnosticism
  • Existentialism
  • Nihilism
  • Satanism

Relationships

In general, ENTP's will not respect anyone unless they are willing to defend themselves or at least be 'real', meaning cutting the shit, drama, and speaking from gut-level reality.

Love

ENTP's fall in love with people who stand up for themselves, have a real point of view, and will defend it.

INTJ

INTJ's and ENTP's love to argue.

Related Types

Other NTs

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Discussion

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Mostly good discription, but Snape?
Anonymous (68.33.59.136) 1265699133|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I'm pretty sure Snape was an I. He does not exhibit the ebullience and charm that E's are generally able to summon on demand — even an argumentative ENTP. He also lived much of his life in secrecy and in his head.

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unfold Mostly good discription, but Snape? by Anonymous (68.33.59.136), 1265699133|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
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