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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by teen on Monday September 12, 2016 @11:18PM (#12485416)
i would argue that most people are in fact idiots
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by Artoemius on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @01:22AM (#12485799)
That depends on how you define an idiot.

It's true that one half of people literally has less-than-average intelligence...

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by dredmorbius on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:27AM (#12486001)
If defined traditionally (from the Greek), it's the literal truth.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=idiot&allowed_in_fr...

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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:06AM (#12485939)
Depends on the distribution. And which average.
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by umanwizard on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @02:48AM (#12486077)
IQ is distributed normally.
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @11:36AM (#12489196)
That's begging the question.
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by umanwizard on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @12:09PM (#12489590)
what do you mean?
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by regularfry on Sunday September 18, 2016 @06:24AM (#12524738)
The definition of IQ says that it assumes a normal distribution, with half either side of the mean. To use the definition of IQ as a justification for the statement "half of all people have less than average intelligence" assumes that the distribution of intelligence matches the distribution of IQ.
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by pavanky on Monday September 12, 2016 @11:31PM (#12485453)
I would argue that most people simple love to argue.
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Re:To tell someone they're wrong, first tell them how they'r... by dogles on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @12:04AM (#12485555)
Well I would argue that I'm rubber, and you're glue.
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