Thereās no fucking way Diogenes does not count as a chaotic (Google him if you donāt know). But itās okay nonetheless.
Note: authoritarian is kinda same thing as lawful in this context. Itās not the best pic ever.
Couple things:
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Why only under 80% thinks they can win against a rat, but 10% thinks they have a change against a gorilla or against a freaking elephant.
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Why Brits fear gooses so much?
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Who has gotten the idea for this poll and why it was funded?
I would watch this reality show.
Honestly, itās not unreasonable. Geese are assholes and the second you start to āwinā, the fuckers fly away.
Rational response on the brits part.
You know AAA personally?^
^And how come the guy with the top arcade scores always chose that?
YYZ
Cuz of course youāre a Rush fan in the 80ās.
I have tried to kill rats before, they are really quick and agile. in a fight, how the hell would you catch it.
Same. The problem here is the space.
Is the fight in a small room? Rat would be fucked. Or in a larger space with places to glimb and hide? Different story
Same with the birds. Does the eagle have room to fly? It changes a lot.
Or the crocodile would be manageable in land, but in water you would have zero chances.
Against gorilla, grizzly or elephant I see no possibility in winning if theyāre seriously coming after you with intent.
I admire the amount of thought that you have put into these battles. I would not have thought of setting being an issue. Solid point.
Itās the speed and agility that frightens me. My mind knows I am substantially larger, but they are so fast that it freaks me out. Same with mice. I literally jump and run away. 
I can handle mice, generally by ignoring them and reporting it to the appropriate authority (husband) but Iām totally rat phobic. I heard noise in the basement once that sounded like it could be a rat - like, it sounded like a wooden chair moved across the floor beneath me as I was drinking coffee in bed and probably posting here. Anyway, the husband was out of town. I called and I told him that I was thinking about grabbing my gun and just shooting through the floor. He said āyou know the oil tank is right below you, right?ā Which I hadnāt considered, but really didnāt care - if thereās a rat down there Iām prepared for us all to go up in flames.
Husband convincingly theorized that it was a chipmunk, so I stood down.
I had pet rats when I was younger and I have huge appreciation towards them as a species. Very intelligent and versatile beings.
But I have also killed the wild ones, and they are quite nasty.
I canāt even look at them in the pet store, and will close my eyes until theyāre gone if they pop up on TV.
In fact, looking at the list again, the only animals I think I might stand a chance with are the goose and medium dog. I wouldnāt want to have to! But I think Iād give myself decent odds.
Psychology would definitely be a huge factor. Animals can be quite terrifying.
Oddly, I did too. Iām not bothered by them in a controlled environment. Same with snakes. We have a pet corn snake now which I will hold, but I give wild ones a wide berth. I have a friend who constantly tries to pick up wildlife. I keep telling her that one of these days she is gonna reach for the wrong thing and itās gonna be lights out.
We have geese on our property. They are complete dicks. I stay the hell away from those bastards. Iām pretty sure they could take me.
At least with rats thereās a huge difference with domesticated pet rat and with wild rat. Theyāre so different that theyāre actually classified differently as a species (rattus domesticus/norvegicus). So itās like comparing labrador to a wolf.
This does not mean one canāt have phobia towards rats in general.
