Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

muriel_volestrangler

(102,998 posts) Sun Dec 9, 2012, 09:16 AM Dec 2012

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

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1948044

So, exactly how gullible are DUers? Enough to gobble up a 'press release' that has multiple stupidities in it (such as talking about reactions to photos in what was meant to be a measurement of IQ, claiming 'vitals' 'went up 35%', and that a huge group has an average IQ so low that a significant part of them must be mentally ill), that now has someone claiming to be the person who paid for the press release, and making the excuse that "The Intelligence Institute" was a made-up name to hide behind, but that's just because the backers of the '4 year study' didn't want to talk about it. And for 129 (and rising) to recommend the dreck.

I despair.

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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