You should show him the 17% of county wins (400 or so less than Obama). So, according to your friend, Trump was just REALLY hated in a few swing cities. Literally, that's what you'd need to believe.
He’s not low IQ, and he is amazing at these sorts of mental gymnastics. I’ve found that intellectual types are great at justifying anything to themselves.
Intelligence can be used to convince yourself of all sorts of possibilities. But, if you're intelligent and a moral being, you aren't afraid to look at things objectively. Any rational person cannot look at all the facts on the table and easily conclude that the election was handled fairly and accurately.
The fact that he values feelings over facts means his IQ is actually in question. Logical people follow facts over the feels. So it's clearly Dunning-Kruger effect. Acting smart is the closest thing he can achieve, which explains the mental gymnastics.
You should show him the 17% of county wins (400 or so less than Obama). So, according to your friend, Trump was just REALLY hated in a few swing cities. Literally, that's what you'd need to believe.
Good point, but feelings over facts for him.
He’s not low IQ, and he is amazing at these sorts of mental gymnastics. I’ve found that intellectual types are great at justifying anything to themselves.
PS: Bruno is hilarious.
Intelligence can be used to convince yourself of all sorts of possibilities. But, if you're intelligent and a moral being, you aren't afraid to look at things objectively. Any rational person cannot look at all the facts on the table and easily conclude that the election was handled fairly and accurately.
Bruno is my real name. =D
The fact that he values feelings over facts means his IQ is actually in question. Logical people follow facts over the feels. So it's clearly Dunning-Kruger effect. Acting smart is the closest thing he can achieve, which explains the mental gymnastics.
High IQ can also be associated with high neuroticism and high openness, which would lead one to be smart AND emotional. It's definitely not either/or.
Eh, IQ doesn’t include common sense.
Statistically speaking, college educated people are more likely to have higher IQs than those who aren’t, yet they’re also more likely to vote blue.
I think intelligence is often misunderstood.
Take a person from a village in the jungle into a city and they'll seem unintelligent, stupid even.
But take a city person to the village, and they'll seem unintelligent, stupid even.