[Wendy]

I guess I would say INTJs are probably most prone to coming off that way. One, because of Ti dom. Two, because there confidence in their own ideas can make them seem arrogant and distanced.

[Pavane]

I guess I would say INTJs are probably most prone to coming off that way. One, because of Ti dom. Two, because there confidence in their own ideas can make them seem arrogant and distanced.

The awkward moment when INTJs are Ni doms and not Ti doms. You're thinking INTP.

[HamsterSamurai]

I find it bizarre that Te is viewed as "cold," when in fact, it is an F term anyhow. I think when most people think "Te," deep down, they're actually thinking "Fi." Cold Fi types of any type can be very distant and hard to reach at worst. The Fi dominants can be really calculating (for better or for worse)

True. It's the Fe that seems to make it easier to emotionally relate to others effectively, and a lack of it can make anyone seem cold, whether they are logical or not.

I would say that INTP prefers logic above all else, while INTJ will generally radiate that cold feeling you asked for. Of course, this is just an opinion, and not a fact.

I think you put it better than any of the posts so far. The question is after all about who has the appearance of being cold and logical, not necessarily who is the coldest and logicalest(!?)

My type is xxTx. (I've been tested ESTP, ISTP, INTP, ENTP, INTJ, and ENTJ)

But for now, I "feel" like an INTx.

Hmmm... aren't you mysterious ;) T is the only thing I score highly on too*highfive* wait, INTs don't do highfives...do we? some part of that cold, distant, non-touchiness thing?

[Wendy]

The awkward moment when INTJs are Ni doms and not Ti doms. You're thinking INTP.

Sorry thank you, typo

[Wh1zkey]

Hmmm... aren't you mysterious ;) T is the only thing I score highly on too*highfive* wait, INTs don't do highfives...do we? some part of that cold, distant, non-touchiness thing?

It really is a cool thing to do, but of course, we are simply too cool for that. When INTJs start doing it, the world would freeze and stare.

[LeaT]

I think INTPs qualify when we go "I have no fucks left to give" mode. But meh, I really don't experience myself as particularly cold. I have a lot of emotions but I just have issues expressing them properly.

IxTJ types I think actually show more care openly but it's mistaken for coldness with their need to correct and sort out details. I mean, Ti apathy is kind of hard to beat... But eeh.

[Sapphyreopal5]

It really depends more on the individual, the circumstances involved, the person's lifestyle, etc. Really, any unhealthy individual can be cold. If I really had to pick a type, as bizarre as this sounds I am going to have to go with either Ti-dom types with poorly developed Fe or Fe-dom types with poorly developed Ti.

I am an INTJ who happens to have been told by many people I appear cold, aloof, etc., and is quicker to EXTERNALLY criticize others than compliment; however, I do not think saying IxTJs are the coldest is correct. I think that IxTJ types can appear very cold based on my previous statement (I noticed IxTJ types tend to be more quick to criticize than compliment), although I tend to think that a lot (at least with a somewhat developed Fi) very much have an internal fire blazing.

I think Ti-dom types with poorly developed Fe would appear colder because their feeling function is inferior; if that function is poorly developed, I think that they would often let things roll off quicker and may appear to care a lot less (and perhaps show less emotion due to such). Also, I tend to think that they of all types tend to care most about being "logical and consistent". I was going to say Te-dom types firsthand but I think that would be more based on seeing them in the workplace and I have seen some very caring, friendly Te-dom types.

Fe-dom types too because if they have poorly developed Ti and they get upset (I have definitely witnessed this firsthand), they can be some of the cruelest people around! I am not going to name anybody specific but I have seen and heard of Fe-dom types being very manipulative and even treating others very cruelly.

The above is based on personal experience, observation, and my intuition (I am Ni dom ^_^ ). If I had to choose based on the MBTI type alone, I would have said Te-dom (more specifically ENTJ), particularly if inferior function Fi is poorly developed.

[EmileeArsenic]

I think INTJs would like to believe they're cold and purely logical, but I think INTP really takes that cake. INTJ get emotionally attached to their arguments and get angry when they're disagreed with and may secretly hold a grudge or be annoyed at having been proven wrong, sometimes feeling victimised unless the information is coming from someone they respect (deny this all you like, lovelies, but it's true). INTP are more interested in gathering and taking into account all available information before taking a side if they do take a side at all and basing their argument on that, and are not attached to being agreed with, but instead being what they see as "objectively correct." IMHO, that's far more logical and less emotional.

[Master Mind]

INTJ get emotionally attached to their arguments and get angry when they're disagreed with and may secretly hold a grudge or be annoyed at having been proven wrong

This is actually most people that I see. Few people can debate objectively without getting emotional.

[tanstaafl28]

The awkward moment when INTJs are Ni doms and not Ti doms. You're thinking INTP.

Must be why they're so easy to get along with.