Acing a cognitive screen isn't acing an intelligence test
WHEN & WHERE WAS IT SAID?
When: Jul 9, 2020
Where: Fox News interview with Sean Hannity
Original context / reporting ↗THE CLAIM (BRACE YOURSELF)
I proved I was all there, because I aced it. I aced the test.
WHAT HE SAID (WORD FOR WORD, SADLY)
He said, "I proved I was all there, because I aced it. I aced the test."
WHEN AND WHERE (THE RECEIPTS HAVE A CALENDAR)
Interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, July 9, 2020.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS (BRING SNACKS)
- He was describing a cognitive screening test, not an intelligence test.
- A high score on a cognitive screen cannot by itself establish exceptional intelligence.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Passing a screening and a measure of intelligence are not the same thing.
THE FACTS (SORRY)
Trump said he aced a cognitive assessment. Such screening assesses cognitive functioning rather than IQ; a high score alone cannot establish exceptional intelligence.
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