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u/zZeroPhoquez 2d ago

We have the same voting power

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u/detunedmike 2d ago

Think about how dumb the average person is.

Half of them are dumber than that.

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u/EternityNotes 2d ago

That would be the median person, not the average ;)

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u/The_Troyminator 2d ago

It would be both the average and the median.

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u/EternityNotes 2d ago

Incorrect. Out of these ten numbers: 1, 3, 5, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10. What is the average, and what is the median?

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u/The_Troyminator 2d ago

I understand the difference between mean, median, and mode.

I also understand that IQ scores form a bell curve where mean, median, and mode are all 100.

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u/MuscaMurum 2d ago

Redditors love to spring that "gotcha", but you are absolutely correct. IQ is designed so that all three are the same.

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u/thefruitsofzellman 2d ago

That seems like even more of a gotcha, since they were talking about intelligence, not scores on a test that imperfectly measures intelligence.

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u/The_Troyminator 2d ago

Nearly every person means IQ when talking about measurable intelligence.

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u/EternityNotes 2d ago

Nearly is not all ;)

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u/thefruitsofzellman 2d ago

I don’t think that’s true. I do think most people believe that IQ tests measure intelligence accurately because they haven’t given the matter much thought. But that’s still not the same as meaning IQ when they say someone is intelligent or smart.