Now i really wonder what this test is supposed to tell you about us.
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Now i really wonder what this test is supposed to tell you about us.
wha! she has an IQ of 185+ ?!
Well, i am going to say none of the above....there really is no question, just a simple math statement.
if it would have been something more along the lines of 1.5 + 1.5 = x what does x equal?
i would have answered that with 3, but that is not the question. 1.5 could be a class referencing one of its variables for all I know
i refuse to give a final answer
i have a veryyy high IQ [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]
That I like olives and that Shatzy IQ is about 50 points higher then most people who frequent the Acrop site?? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">I return to make another stab....I still see no question in the original post. i see only groups of symbols that through our pourly designed mathematical schools, we have been trained to accept this symbols as numbers, decimal points, addition and equal signs. but, i once again say there is no question, simple a grouping of symbols. Therefore I have no ANSWER, but rather a response.Quote:
Originally posted by shatzy:
1.5 + 1.5 =
A) one
B) two
C) three
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
F) i don't know
Hmmmm.. good point.
Well, i guess everything will become clear when shatzy tells us what she meant with it.
it was correct in assuming i meant more than just
what was offered... and clearly gravy has a valid
point -- as he came the closest to what i was
going to try and get at.
the point is, there is no correct answer.
even if you were to assume the 'question' to be
a true question....
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">1.5 pieces of fruit + 1.5 pieces of fruit equal
one group of fruit</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">1.5 parts of a candy bar + 1.5 parts of a tree
equals 2 groups (because both groups cannot be
combined due to their obvious differences).</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">elementary mathematics states 1.5 + 1.5 = 3</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">the above shows how the Q can equal all of the above</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">naturally if you were unaware of what the
different elements referred to, it could be answer E or F</font>[/list]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">of course it was pointed out to me that the particular
'question' necessitates that the answer is C...
simply because it necessitates mathematics in general,
my point to this thread was not how well you
answer math... but how you think in terms of
thinking for yourself... and how we value it
(in terms of a grading scale individually).
i know this seems ridiculously simple and stupid...
but i was thinking about all of those essay/test
questions in which the professor lets you 'answer
in your own opinion'.
i think we all can admit to excelling in such a
question... because we (in a sense) KNOW that
what the prof. is REALLY asking --
</font><ul type="square">[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">show me what you know about what you've been taught</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">see how well you apply your own perspective
to what you have learned</font>[*]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">surprise me with something profound</font>[/list]<font size="4" face="Tempus Sans ITC, Tahoma">naturally the list can go on and on....
but my point is that in such situations, we are
guided by prompts that are not our own, per se.
even though the question may ASK your opinion,
you aren't really giving your opinion... but
in a sense, shrouding your opinion behind a mask
of other ques.
additionally, on such tests, what is your 'opinion'
really being graded against?
if its assumed that you are giving your genuine
interpretation of a question... how can your
interpretation be sized up against the interpretation
of the professor?
how is your interpretation/opinion really valued?
(thats a rhetorical question)
perhaps there was a better way to determine the
answer to the question that i seek. however,
i also wanted to notice if there were any extraneous
prompts that went into the answers you gave.
hmmmmm.....
the bad thing is, the thought had crossed my mind, so that might invalidaty my reasoning for my answer [img]eek.gif[/img]
heh heh... you are cursed with living a paradox, aren't you? [img]tongue.gif[/img]