Type Details
Debater (ENTP)
ENTP (Debater) is a personality type with the Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Prospecting traits. They tend to be bold and creative, deconstructing and rebuilding ideas with great mental agility. They pursue their goals vigorously despite any resistance they might encounter.
Strengths
- Knowledgeable
- Quick Thinkers
- Original
- Excellent Brainstormers
- Charismatic
- Energetic
Challenges
- Very Argumentative
- Insensitive
- Intolerant
- Can Find It Difficult to Focus
- Dislike Practical Matters
Career Fit
- Value careers that allow them the freedom to explore, experiment, and engage with various ideas and perspectives
- Thrive in careers that reward intellectual competency and curiosity
- Dislike routine, structure, and formal rules
- Make brilliant lawyers, psychologists, systems analysts, and scientists
- Can’t stand simple, routine work, and monotonous tasks are the stuff of nightmares.
Relationships
Bring enthusiasm and intellectual curiosity to their romantic lives; Enjoy thought-provoking discussions and debates; May inadvertently dismiss their partner’s feelings in favor of logic and rational argument; Can be an overwhelming process if their partner doesn’t match up.
Friendships
Seek out friends who can keep up with their rapid-fire thought processes; Enjoy debating ideas with friends; Have difficulty relating to others in emotional expression; Appreciate friends who are not afraid to disagree with them.
Famous People
Alfred “Weird Al” Yankovic, Adam Savage, Sarah Silverman, Mark Twain, Tom Hanks, Thomas Edison, Céline Dion, Sacha Baron Cohen