and when he actually loses the competition it's "all about EQ, I'm the art of deal, people love me, that's why I'm the president, people don't like nerds. sad."
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Today in glasshouse news: Trump challenged Tillerson to "compare IQ tests"
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and when he actually loses the competition it's "all about EQ, I'm the art of deal, people love me, that's why I'm the president, people don't like nerds. sad."
Shadow Puppetry
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Ragingbegal
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There's a non-zero chance Trump thinks IQ tests are scored on a 100-point scale.
As long as you're born to a millionaire crooked father with tons of business connections.
Sucking Putin sized phallus?
shira
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Gentleman Jack
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One would assume that his SAT or ACT scores would exist somewhere since he went to universities which accept them. Not that they'd figure big into the admission of a multimillionaire's grandson but...
I genuinely do not believe Trump could complete an IQ test unless it was a multiple choice one (ie. multiple guess for him). Not just that he'd get a low score; he would get zero if he had to write out solutions to problems.
What I would like to see is him having to write an essay under test conditions. A simple 1000 words on any topic as long as it has a coherent and logical argument. He can't even manage to remain coherent for a 140 character tweet, I am certain he would give up after one paragraph. This is my firm assessment of the current leader of the United States of America.
What I would like to see is him having to write an essay under test conditions. A simple 1000 words on any topic as long as it has a coherent and logical argument. He can't even manage to remain coherent for a 140 character tweet, I am certain he would give up after one paragraph. This is my firm assessment of the current leader of the United States of America.
Its why he thinks his 95 is so darn impressive
It would be pretty funny if he took Mensa up on their offer and they revealed it publicly.
For the record; IQ tests are pretty much meaningless. They can can tell a bit about your critical thinking and reactivity to information but beyond that they aren't perfect "smartness" tests.
CarpeDeezNutz
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He must have taken the same one Peggy Hill took way back.
airmangataosenai
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I really do think he has below average intelligenve. As in somewhere south of 100. The average shmuck off the street is probably more intelligent than him.
OpinionatedCyborg
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I would either do
(10 * 6) + (7 * 6) = 60 + 42 = 102
or
20 * 6 - 3 * 6 = 120 - 18 = 102
It's clear none of them had to work a cash register, and they all must have struggled mightily with university math. I love Trump's confidence, though. The answer is 112, no hesitation.
There is very little writing in IQ tests.
It's mainly verbal (tester reads a series of numbers out, you have to repeat them backwards; tester asks you what the circumference of the earth is; tester asks you how a pirate and a businessman are similar, etc.) and spatial (here's a picture of some blocks -- now use your hands to assemble these blocks so they match the picture while I time you). Sometimes there will be a written portion that consists of basic maths and spelling. There are also searching exercises where you have to scan letters or a paragraph and look for/count certain items -- you have a pencil here as well.
Trump is definitely in the average range. There's nothing exceptional about him as far as I can tell. I'd guess most other US presidents are at least 1 SD above the norm. In terms of general knowledge, the average US president is likely off the charts. I've had my IQ tested, and I was in the 99th percentile for general knowledge (if only my overall IQ was 99th percentile). Trust me, the questions were very easy.
Imperfected
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How about we get a high school trivia showdown, game show style, instead?
Shadow Puppetry
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matrix-cat
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"I took an IQ test and got every question right. Every single one, believe me. They told me nobody had ever done it before."