I think I understand Malleability. It is seeing the big picture and its impact on the greater good for the community (or town/city/country/etc). Which could include something that is immediately bad, however in the long term, works out be really good. E.g. Assassinating the Imperial Governor (bad) resulting in the election of a Republic/Rebellion official who prevents the death of innocent people. (Good).

However, I could use help with examples of Dogmatic and how it could be triggered or called upon in a given scenario.

Thanks!

MALLEABILITY (STRENGTH)

This character is morally and ethically flexible and judges situations and others based on relative circumstance for the good of the community rather than on a strict legal code.

DOGMATIC (WEAKNESS)

When pressed or emotionally burned out, this character falls back on rigid edicts instead of context. It takes emotional energy to grasp all points of view, and sometimes there isn't time.

Source: Endless Vigil, Page 17

Ever got into a discussion with, say, someone on an Internet forum, and they were literally refusing to see your point of view? And they just kept repeating their taking point over and over in place of actual discussion, in response to the several well-thought-out points that you were trying to present in a rational manner?

It's a philosophical version of the "letter of the law" vs "spirit of the law" scenario, and an awful lot of the stuff the Jedi order was spouting toward its end falls on the 'dogmatic' side of the line.

IE: Thou shalt never have attachments (because that leads to Fear/Anger/BadWrongDarkSide). Attachments aren't necessarily unhealthy though - they're only a problem if you won't let go of something whose time has come, and refusing to have ANY attachments makes it hard to relate to people. In that regard the order was both laden with hypocrisy (desperately holding on to things that really needed to be let go) and blinded to the reality of what was happening because they were detached from the things that really mattered.

Ah. I think I get it now.

Appreciate the help.