> Is Rational thinking more or less efficient than Irrational thinking.  
> Explain and give examples.
That depends...but in general, irrational thinking is more efficient 
[less effort per conclusion!]
Effectiveness is a more interesting question.  Thinking back to an 
earlier example [the mind of the spellchecker]:
I am confident that spellcheckers think; whether they think rationally is 
a more subtle question, which would require me to spend at least a few 
minutes before I could compose an answer.
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