Argumentative Essay On Emotions

Emotion is described as a strong feeling deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others. Our entire life’s revolves around emotion; from the day we are born, we cry for food, when we turn twelve we are happy as we think we are not kids anymore, and when we finally turn eighteen a ball of emotions rolls through our bodies. However, to what degree can emotion help or prevent us from gaining knowledge? In order to face this question, it is important to consider the mechanism in which we trust our feelings and how our emotions affect our reasoning. Knowledge is defined as awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. “The more one knows, the more one will be able to control events”1. Emotions come from values, which are defined as one’s judgment of what is important in

Reasoning is the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments logically. However, our emotions could either distort or boost the logic in our thinking. A common weakness in reasoning, which is caused by our emotions, is fear. There are several studies, which show how fear causes exam anxiety. Scientists studied the results of two groups of students taking the same test; one group suffered exam anxiety while the other group did not2. As a result the group, which suffered from exam anxiety, had poorer results, perhaps because the fear they had of failing the exam caused them to think illogically. The thoughts of failing were stronger than the actual focus on the exam. Other examples linked to anxiety are the fact that many celebrities suffer from anxiety due to the stressful life they live. The famous singer LeAnn Rimes has been suffering from anxiety for years and just recently started treatment3. According to Rimes’ representative, she needs to re-learn how to live a normal life again. Her anxiety is a barrier that holds her back from living a normal life and thus preventing her from gaining