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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Fatty FatBastard, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. what

    what Member

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    I made a 127, but I don't agree with some of the answers on the test.

    If some Wicks are Slicks, and some Slicks are Snicks, then some Wicks are definitely Snicks. The statement is:
    True
    False
    Neither

    The answer here was false, but to me, this should be undetermined, so I chose neither. Which, I took for neither true or false, rather than neither wicks or slicks.


    Another:

    It is easier to _______________ than to offer a helping hand.
    Raise a flag
    Be on the ball
    Lay down the law
    Point the finger
    Sing praises

    I don't think it is easier to point the finger. I think it is easier to sing praises. Besides, why would someone point the finger at someone that needed a helping hand? I would think a person would sing praises, because that is nicer and accomplishes the same goal of not getting involved.
     
  2. Invisible Fan

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    136. I also picked neither in the slick logic puzzle. Drawing a Venn diagram would prove that the statement can be true and false depending on the actual situation.

    It said I was a visual mathemetician. No report because i took it on ff.
     
  3. newplayer

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    Are you serious? That question is a no-brainer, the part that says "then some Wicks are definitely Snicks. " is as strong as it gets in logic, and in this context it definitely means that the original statement is false.
     
  4. Invisible Fan

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    To me it sounded like a probablistic question, where at certain situations some wicks can be snicks.

    'Definitely' should aggregate all sitautions (then it would be false), but it sounded too easy.
     
  5. what

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    Does that mean you are a genius? Where is your light bulb?
     
  6. BrockStapper

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    I got a 135 but I'm also working on little or no sleep.

    I was a genius yesterday...
     
  7. OldManBernie

    OldManBernie Old Fogey

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    I got a 138.... I'm a Visionary Philosopher. :D
     
  8. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    If 144 is the highest score, I got 'em all...
     
  9. Ottomaton

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    In case you haven't figured it out, the fact that everyone is getting scores from 120-150 should be your first clue that this isn't a real IQ test.
     
  10. Achilleus

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    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    Don't you know Clutchfans members have the highest IQs? :D
     
  12. weslinder

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    I got a 138. I'm a Word Warrior.
     
  13. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    I got 138
     
  14. Fatty FatBastard

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    Well, I just tried to screw the entire test up and I still got a 73. So yeah, I'm thinking this test skews towards the higher end.

    Oh well.
     
  15. what

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    Also, here is another iffy question. Please explain how come the answer couldn't be 50? If she is the if there are 50 students in a class, and she was number 50. Then she could be both 50 best and 50 worst all at the same time. That is the correct answer, by god!

    Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school?
    50
    75
    99
    100
    101
     
  16. Fatty FatBastard

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    If she's the 50th worst, she's have to be better than 49 other people.

    The correct answer is 99.
     
  17. Cohen

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    'Visionary Philosopher', eh?
     
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    What's false is the statement that 'some Wicks are DEFINITELY Snicks'.
     
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    If she is the 50 worst, it does not mean that she is better than 50. If there are only 50 students in the class, and she was worst than all of them, she would be the 50 worst student, correct? And likewise, if she is the 50 worst student, she is 50 best student as well. It is semantics. Worst and Best, can mean the same thing in this case. The wording does not imply that she is better than 49 students at all. That is something you are adding to the equation.
     
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    yeah, i see that.
     

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