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		rstevenson542 on June 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Smart People Are Stupid My point was that intelligence isn't easily defined. And that using the SATs as a measure of intelligence is absolutely ridiculous. The title "Why Smart People are Stupid" is misleading. The title "Why Good Standardized Test Takers are Stupid" more accurately reflects the findings of the research.

nandemo on June 13, 2012 [–]

But how come you accept the claim they're "stupid"? Are you saying that SAT is not a good measure of intelligence but Kahneman's tests are?

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