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 Originally Posted by Poopadoop
I agree with this to some extent. A lot of these types of questions rely on a person being able to intuit out a rule after which the answer is obvious. And if the same rule is being used over and over again the reward is getting a lot more correct, which doesn't seem right. (Not to take away from Savy figuring out this one, because I never got it, though to be fair I assumed the answer given in the OP was the correct one).
But logic questions, vocabulary questions, and questions that involve spatial mental manipulation typically don't have this issue. It's not like you're going to suss out what an antonym is and suddenly improve your vocab score by 50 points.
Can I just point out that I also thought the original answer was correct but to find the answer I was looking for a pattern and found the pattern and hence got the answer. It's unlikely that there is a pattern there that doesn't give the correct answer otherwise it would be a bad puzzle. I'd also argue that I'd have gotten the answer quicker if I had the correct answer from the beginning.
Pattern recognition is an important skill in life and the more you know about various patterns is helpful for spotting patterns in things that matter such as your work and life. It isn't a nonsense that is just used to define IQ.
The irony of the contents of a spoiler box on a poker forum giving incorrect answer shouldn't be lost on any of you either.
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