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Orrex

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6. Well, an IQ test is a blunt instrument, so it should be used with care

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 10:33 AM

Sep 2017

When the test score is used to deny people rights or privileges, we must immediately suspect the integrity of the test.

"Literacy tests" aren't too far removed from that kind of shenanigans, for instance.

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What do you think is the IQ of your average Trump supporter? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 OP

IQ is a highly accurate measurement Orrex Sep 2017 #1

I believe 70 is that number that should you fall below you couldn't pass a driver's test. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #2

Well, an IQ test is a blunt instrument, so it should be used with care Orrex Sep 2017 #6

I'm not suggesting I Q tests should be linked to driver's licenses or any licensure. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #12

Well... Orrex Sep 2017 #14

I would never suggest linking an I Q test to any kind of licensure. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #16

True, but at the other end of the spectrum... Orrex Sep 2017 #18

Are you content ? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #19

Yes, but I could have been a bit more contenter. Orrex Sep 2017 #21

When I was in grad school the smartest person I knew read Wittgenstein for fun. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #22

Agree, well said. MLAA Sep 2017 #51

I think they are average, to slightly above average. dawg Sep 2017 #3

Do you believe this woman wore her shirt to her local MENSA meeting? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #9

& too f-ing cheap to have a better t shirt made. irisblue Sep 2017 #25

To wear a shirt like that you must have self esteem issues. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #27

No, I'm just saying it wouldn't surprise me if she scored "average" on an intelligence test. dawg Sep 2017 #32

Having given IQ tests for 20+ years, my guess is that most are Low Average. MoonRiver Sep 2017 #4

Which IQ? Afromania Sep 2017 #5

A majority heaven05 Sep 2017 #7

According to a study linked here yesterday, the average Trump voter is white. Period. yardwork Sep 2017 #8

This is not about IQ. It's about self-delusion and authoritarian and racist preferences. DetlefK Sep 2017 #10

It would be thier EQ that is collectively low IMO lunasun Sep 2017 #11

Remember, 100 is the mean randr Sep 2017 #13

Not to be pedantic but 100 is the median. The mean is the average. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #15

My 4 and 6 year old Granddaughters..... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2017 #17

USA Avg. IQ: 98 -- World ranking: #9 L. Coyote Sep 2017 #20

My poll was tongue in cheek. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #23

I have researched IQ sarisataka Sep 2017 #33

I have had this debate before with some really bright people. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #37

Correct sarisataka Sep 2017 #39

Also I Q is randomly distributed within races. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #40

Not to mention, there is no such thing as race. It is a mental construct, nothing more. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #42

That too is correct sarisataka Sep 2017 #43

I never took a formal IQ test DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #47

For the most part sarisataka Sep 2017 #50

The psychiatrist actually nailed my IQ just by asking me to interpret several metaphors DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #53

Trump fans Mendocino Sep 2017 #24

I would vote sarisataka Sep 2017 #26

I am very uncomfortable with this post tymorial Sep 2017 #28

I plead guilty to holding Trump voters in contempt. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #30

Holding trump voters in contempt is perfectly fine tymorial Sep 2017 #34

I Q is correlated to different outcomes. DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2017 #38

Lemme check my thermostat... krispos42 Sep 2017 #29

Between 69 and 120 defacto7 Sep 2017 #31

The most fervent Trump supporter in my family Mariana Sep 2017 #35

88 --of course. malchickiwick Sep 2017 #36

. sarisataka Sep 2017 #52

moran Squinch Sep 2017 #41

My cats are smarter. left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #44

The IQ scale doesn't have negative numbers so I'll pass /nt sdfernando Sep 2017 #45

I think stereotyping Trump voters as dumb is incorrect and possibly harmful. Oneironaut Sep 2017 #46

The vote is not weighted according to IQ. milestogo Sep 2017 #48

Normal IQ ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #49

My entire row of engineers happily voted for Trump exboyfil Sep 2017 #54

Average Americans. Many wealthy and poor, educated and not. Just weird intersectional backgrounds! TheBlackAdder Sep 2017 #55

I don't think it's an IQ thing. trump ran a bigoted campaign, and people went with it. LuvLoogie Sep 2017 #56