Examples:

· Come on, you aren’t being logical here.

· You’re letting your emotions interfere with your thinking.

 Explanation:

Clearly, an accusation, and often used in a sexist, or stereotypic way by men commenting on a woman’s behavior. In any event, nobody likes to be told this, even when it’s true, so it tends to side-track away from the issue.

 Make It Better:

If you feel the other person is allowing his or her emotions to cloud judgment, you can be more helpful in the following ways.

· Jack, are you sure you’re not letting your emotions affect your thinking on this?

· Mary, why not sleep on it for a day or two, and see if you see [the issue] in the same way?

· Jerry,  if you want to bounce around your ideas and thoughts on this, I’d be glad to help.