Is logic/reason taking a back seat to emotion because of laziness?

Forming an argument or belief based on logic and reason takes time and energy. One has to not only read, research, and become acquainted with the facts, but must also use cognitive energy to process it all into a narrative that can be understood and repeated.

On the other hand, forming an argument based on emotion requires little to no energy. Emotions are evolutionary reactions to different stimuli. Our first reaction to pretty much anything, from watching an Al Qaeda operative beheading someone to seeing your team score a game-winning touchdown, is an emotion. Conclusions drawn from emotional responses are based on laziness. It is automatically assuming that your body knows what the correct answer is before any facts or evidence can be processed.

Emotions are animal mechanisms. Dogs can be happy, scared, nervous, etc. just like humans can.

Logic and reason are human mechanisms.

By god, let's use the full capabilities of our human brains. Doing anything less is an insult to what humans are truly capable of.

Sorry for the unsolicited PSA. Just something I had to get off my chest. I just see too much irrational behavior these days based on emotion. Everybody just calm the frick down, take a deep breath, and take your time to sort everything out. There's no shot clock for forming conclusions and beliefs.