Female logic

I bet every man knows what I'm talking about. Who hasn't been in the receiving end of a zinger from a women that seals the argument as surely as fire door when the bell rings. Actually it's a rather cunning technique but it does however require the ability shut down the left cerebral hemisphere or otherwise bypass the logic centre in the brain.

The technique itself is quite simple: You disregard whatever rationale and logic the discussion has followed so far with an offhand comment that is so obviously true that the opponent can't disagree. This makes it extremely difficult for them to sport a snappy comeback not to say a moderately eloquent remark. Tadaa - you win! Of course it's not really a victory. More like a surprise ceasefire that enables a quick retreat with a change of topic since everyone knows there is something wrong here but probably can't quite point their finger on what.

This might sound awfully theoretical so here goes a few prime examples I've picked up over the last few of weeks:

1) A couple is walking down the street talking about something in a certain direction.
The woman points and says: "To the left of that man down there". (walking towards them).
Her fiancée: "You're pointing to the right of him".
"Well, isn't that his left!"

2) Along the same lines a man and a woman is talking about a painting of a stern person looking down on the viewer.
She says:"Quite a stunning effect this birds eye view gives".
Him: "Eeerm. That's frogs eye view when we're looking up at him"
Her: "Birds eye view from his perspective!"

3) One of my friends has reviewed and updated his company's project management model based on the maturity of the organisation, critical project execution elements, the typical problems experienced by project managers etc. etc. At some point during his kick-off presentation he mentions the best practices and a female project manager remarks:
"So how are we supposed to improve when we can't learn from our mistakes?"