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Towlie

(5,540 posts)
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:35 PM Jul 15

About Trump bragging that he aced a cognitive test

I remember a comic strip long ago featuring two anthropomorphic turtles who were college students. (I searched but couldn't find it on the Internet.) One turtle said that he wasn't sure what he wanted to major in and the other turtle told him about a test he could take to help him decide. He was interested, but he then asked where he might find a cheat-sheet for it.

The joke was that there would be no point in cheating on a test that's intended to help you learn something about yourself.

The cognitive test that Trump took had the same purpose. It's not a test meant to prove something to others, it's meant to tell you something about yourself, therefore it neither has nor needs any safeguard against cheating. I strongly suspect that Trump knew exactly what test he would be taking and he simply memorized the answers, and the doctor who administered it to him played along.

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About Trump bragging that he aced a cognitive test (Original Post) Towlie Jul 15 OP
repugs rant and rave about Biden's mental and physical state vapor2 Jul 15 #1
He passed this one. usonian Jul 15 #2
The test TSF took was a test given to assess a state of possible dementia. spooky3 Jul 15 #3
My mother "aced" a comprehensive cognitive test. Norbert Jul 15 #4

vapor2

(2,721 posts)
1. repugs rant and rave about Biden's mental and physical state
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:38 PM
Jul 15

but will not release 47's medical records etc

spooky3

(37,656 posts)
3. The test TSF took was a test given to assess a state of possible dementia.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:55 PM
Jul 15

“Passing” just means you don’t (yet) have advanced impairment, not that you have a high IQ.

Norbert

(7,172 posts)
4. My mother "aced" a comprehensive cognitive test.
Tue Jul 15, 2025, 10:04 PM
Jul 15

She still turned over power of attorney to my older brother and gave up her car keys, much to our relief.

Coming from one who had to help an elderly parent, when he says he aced a cognitive test, I am not impressed. It is not like scoring high on an ACT.

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