Getting into arguments?

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I wish that co-workers and other people I have to deal with would say that they're mad, and why they're mad, instead of just silently escalating. It's like they want to get so mad they explode on someone they barely know, god forbid they deal with it rationally and assume I'm a halfway decent human being that might apologize for accidentally cutting in line, blocking someones path, staring, etc.

Wow, guys this is exactly all I am going through, today I was very sad, cause the fighting doesn't seem to stop and everyone is constantly yelling at me. I really trying really hard to stop the fighting but it seems when I say something I make it worst. I have no idea what is going on.

I don't do arguments. I get into debates.

Sometimes debates can take on a personal or emotional tone, and sometimes I might want to raise my voice. I take these as signs that our debate is mutating into an argument, and walk away.

I never get into arguments because I'm always right.

In reference to all the people getting upset at emotional people not being logical when an argument is happening...

It's quite frankly illogical to assume that someone will not get emotional about things that most people get emotional about or that they'll not get emotionally upset about something they often have gotten upset about in the past. That's simple pattern recognition and doesn't even require understanding of why.
It IS unfair for you to call them rude if you know full well that they are reacting far more emotionally than you are. What are they supposed to do, cut off their emotions somehow? You -do- know that it's far easier to be considerate of someone else when you're not emotional yourself, than it is for someone who's emotional to stop being emotional, right? Like, if I'm emotional about something, logically knowing that I'm overreacting to a situation probably isn't going to make me less emotional. I suppose I have some emotional mental issues though, like being depressed and getting overwhelmed easily and randomly. And I'm tired a lot of the time too, so my emotions will just sorta go off on their own half the time anyways.

Just because you don't understand doesn't mean that it's somehow the other person's fault for being emotionally involved with something and that they're in the wrong. It's ultimately not helpful playing a blame game or a 'I'm being reasonable but you're not' game either most of the time.

To answer the OP I get into a lot of arguments on the internet but in real life I am bit too timid to argue back. An argument rarely breaks out as I rarely have any contact with other humans anyway (no partner, no boyfriend, no friends, no family, no support worker...just me, alone, every day unless I go out and chat to old people at bus stops) but if one does occur I tend to just walk away.

I don't like arguments so won't actually take part in them in person.

Now if the person who is yelling at me would care to come back and talk to me rationally when they have calmed down I might be willing to listen and launch a discussion about it. Otherwise I just stay out of the way of conflict in the real world and even online these days. I don't log on much because I am tired of human dramas.

Life is too short, I am too old and I just want to enjoy my existence on earth...without other people making it unpleasant by getting upset over s**t that, in the grand scheme of things, really doesn't matter. What's more is that they often get upset over something I have done only in their imagination. It is their interpretation of my words and actions that upsets them, not the words and actions themselves.

Also I dislike the way humans turn everything into a problem.

Personally I don't have problems, I just have works in progress or puzzles to solve (it's all in how you choose to perceive it)

They are more fun to deal with that way. Puzzles to solve rather than being horrible things that induce distress and suffering.

When other humans are involved in my life they like to turn my Puzzling works of progress into problems instead at which point they start becoming stressful whereas before attempting to solve the puzzle was fun.

I like to use a little imagination. It makes life more fun.

Humans spoil my party for one...

I rarely get into arguments, because I rarely say my real opinion about anything, and when I do I like to just say it once or twice at the most and let it go, but it's likely to make someone mad and then they will try to pick an argument with me.

I have this idea in my mind that I say my opinion, they say their opinion, and we don't have to agree or do anything about it, it's just putting it out there so you both know where the other person stands on a topic, but of course it doesn't work that way. People get mad.

It's really interesting, what everyone has mentioned. What I tend to find weird though is that I keep getting into fights over things I don't think are arguments, it's not like I really want to talk to people about something or mention my opinion. Regardless, I walk into an argument, unbeknownst to me. For example, the other day I was talking about taxes, and I just wanted to clarify something about filing for taxes, instantly without me realizing what I did, the person started arguing with me, or yelling at me, I have no idea what upset them, and I never have gotten the answer to my question. These things happen often, with different situations, it's really weird for me. Usually I get into arguments without realizing it, when trying to find information about something, since I don't really tend to be a highly opinionated person about anything and tend to always consider both sides, which also causes arguments on its own.

I tend to interrupt people a lot, also am not a good listener (auditory processing issues). So people tend to get annoyed. This is me trying to control what I say as well. The most common complaints about me is "you don't let me finish" and "you're not really listening". If I really get to say what I want I think I can blow off most of my contacts within one day.

I wish most people enjoy cool headed debate but most people don't like it. You try a rational argument and within a few minutes they're so insulted, it's like you've committed awful crime against their whole family or something. That's why I try to keep my mouth shut if I'm not sure what to say. I'm probably considered one of the better adapted aspies and even I'm resentful about social interactions. I'm never gonna get it right. Even to those close to me who know I'm a nice person, I'm often rude, neglectful, bossy, inattentive, uncaring, unsympathetic or just overall awkward. It's just a losing battle.