Cursing and swearing obscenity on online debates
[#202] 豆毛重生
Swearing with obscenity, cursing the opponent, is common in online debates. Would that be an indication the other side is losing an argument?
Here under is comments by a high school student of 17 yrs old
Brian Bailey, studied at Cottesloe School, UK
Good question!
Unlike verbal speech which can often be emotionally triggered and unconscious, typing requires a considerably higher degree of conscious choice because of motor controls that are employed.
It has been shown in various studies that verbal swearing/cursing due to frustration, anger, sadness etc is often as much of an uncontrolled and emotional response as increased heart rate or pupil dilation.
But that same does not apply to written words even though the motivation for using them may be the same because of similar emotional stimuli. The reason for this is because such intricate motor controls (the typing) are governed entirely by the higher brain functions that we consciously control and not the more primitive automatic responses that are subconscious.
Verbal swearing outbursts have a basis in the same systems that other animals use when screeching or crying out warnings about predators or other threats to their group.
It would, therefore, imply that they use foul language online because they have exhausted the validity of their particular argument and your position and argument has broken through their belief system.
Swearing with obscenity, cursing the opponent, is common in online debates. Would that be an indication the other side is losing an argument?
Here under is comments by a high school student of 17 yrs old
Brian Bailey, studied at Cottesloe School, UK
Good question!
Unlike verbal speech which can often be emotionally triggered and unconscious, typing requires a considerably higher degree of conscious choice because of motor controls that are employed.
It has been shown in various studies that verbal swearing/cursing due to frustration, anger, sadness etc is often as much of an uncontrolled and emotional response as increased heart rate or pupil dilation.
But that same does not apply to written words even though the motivation for using them may be the same because of similar emotional stimuli. The reason for this is because such intricate motor controls (the typing) are governed entirely by the higher brain functions that we consciously control and not the more primitive automatic responses that are subconscious.
Verbal swearing outbursts have a basis in the same systems that other animals use when screeching or crying out warnings about predators or other threats to their group.
It would, therefore, imply that they use foul language online because they have exhausted the validity of their particular argument and your position and argument has broken through their belief system.
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