Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Warpy

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7. An IQ of 80 is functional

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:26 PM

Dec 2012

They can do simple jobs and maintain their living situation. They might need help paying bills and managing money and figuring out things like bus schedules and transfers but once they learn these things, they can do them.

People with IQs of 80 aren't any more mentally ill than the general population.

However, I think your despair might be premature. I recognized the article as satire when I read it. I have to think quite a few people who recommended the post also recommended it as satire.

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129 recs for a made up press release claiming Fox News viewers' average IQ is 80 [View all] muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 OP

It seems no one has goggled "The Intelligence Institute"... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #1

It's wishful thinking on the part of many DUers muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #2

As far as conservatives having "slightly" lower IQs... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #6

First Rec. NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #3

It makes me sad EvolveOrConvolve Dec 2012 #4

I thought about reccing it, JoeyT Dec 2012 #5

An IQ of 80 is functional Warpy Dec 2012 #7

To get an average of 80 in a very large group muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #8

I'm not surprised TZ Dec 2012 #9

A similar phenomenon on DU during the Bush years: DetlefK Dec 2012 #10

I think it’s often hard to frogmarch Dec 2012 #11

I'm an idiot, I fell for it. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #12