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Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
01-21-2016, 10:30 AM
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The Most Intelligent Presidents in U.S. History
Posted on August 11, 2015 by Alex Greer
Bill Clinton Credit: AP Images
In the first Republican debate, Ben Carson argued that when it comes to being a good president, “the thing that is probably most important is having a brain.”

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While a high IQ does not guarantee success, it is true that intelligence is often associated with effective leaders. But does that trend hold true for U.S. presidents? Are the most successful presidents also the most intelligent?

With that question in mind, InsideGov ranked the 27 smartest presidents in U.S. history, using data from UC Davis professor, Dean Simonton. In a 2006 study, Simonton used historiometric methods to estimate each president’s IQ, analyzing information from their biographies and writings that would indicate a higher-than-average intellect.

This list is by no means definitive, but it should give a good sense of which presidents were highly intellectual. Interestingly, eight of the presidents on this list either never attended college or dropped out before finishing their degrees.

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*Note: Simonton estimated four different IQ values for each president. We averaged all four IQs to get our ranking. President Obama was not included in the study.

Notice the liar obama was not included in the study???
Take a guess why.....:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:--Tyr

Gunny
01-21-2016, 11:06 AM
That IQ means NOTHING where the rubber meets the road. you can have a 400 HP engine and it's going nowhere with a 70s AMC tranny.

LongTermGuy
01-22-2016, 12:30 AM
That IQ means NOTHING where the rubber meets the road. you can have a 400 HP engine and it's going nowhere with a 70s AMC tranny.

And with... non- aggressive .... skinny small tires with no traction

aboutime
01-23-2016, 01:28 PM
IQ and Intelligence mean nothing...really. Sadly, many of the most highly intelligent among us, with those high IQ's, actually have trouble dealing with reality, common sense, and logic. Even to the point where they actually have problems sorting out RIGHT from WRONG, LEFT, from RIGHT, or how to Boil water.

Common sense, logic, and reality are never championed by the Smartest among us. Proof would be (IMO) how can someone like Obama be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize? For what?