Elena M. (ILE) about arguments

I never thought of myself as argumentative; I just didn’t notice it until one of my classmates, in the heat of the moment, said to me: “It’s impossible to talk to you — you have an opinion on everything and argue about every little thing!” This happened in my last year of school. Since then, I’ve started noticing when I argue. It turned out that I do it quite often. In an argument, I aim to prove that I am right. I am always confident in the correctness of my knowledge.

And if someone says something foolish, I absolutely need to prove my own correct opinion. I will argue as much as necessary until someone agrees with me. I feel the need to restore justice in an argument. And if, on top of that, someone says to me, “You’re so smart!” — that makes it even more satisfying!