Quote: (12-06-2011 04:47 PM)WesternCancer Wrote:
I was saying that on a purely grades standpoint. I am capable of straight A's, but there is more to being smart than that such as the achievements you mentioned (MikeCF)
For someone going on about "smarts," your critical thinking skills could use work.
I wrote: "If you can't get straight A's, you're not nearly as smart as you think you are."
That claim is not the same as saying, "If you get straight A's, you are smart."
Look at it like this: "All smart people can get straight A's."
That can be understood as two subsets of people: a) smart people, and b) people who get straight A's.
While I made a claim about subset a), I said nothing about b).
More: All ducks can swim.
Does this mean all swimmers are ducks?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy#Aff...consequent
See also, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%...ger_effect