I was thinking that if the sequences and other LW classics were a high school class, we could make something like an SAT subject test to check understanding/fluency in the subject, then that could be a badge on the site and potentially a good credential to have in your career.
The kinds of questions could be like:
1.
If a US citizen has a legal way to save $500/year on their taxes, but it requires spending 1 hour/day filling out boring paperwork on 5 days of every week, should they do it?
a. Virtually everyone should do it
b. A significant fraction (10-90%) of the population should do it
c. Virtually no one should do it
2.
With sufficient evidence and a rational deliberation process, is it possible to become sure that the Loch Ness Monster does/doesn’t exist?
a. We CAN potentially become sure either way
b. We CAN’T potentially become sure either way
c. We can only potentially become sure that it DOES exist
d. We can only potentially become sure that it DOESN’T exist
I recall reading educational psych stuff about how the act of both 1) creating and 2) answering questions like this is a great way to deepen your understanding.
I was thinking that if the sequences and other LW classics were a high school class, we could make something like an SAT subject test to check understanding/fluency in the subject, then that could be a badge on the site and potentially a good credential to have in your career.
The kinds of questions could be like:
1.
If a US citizen has a legal way to save $500/year on their taxes, but it requires spending 1 hour/day filling out boring paperwork on 5 days of every week, should they do it?
a. Virtually everyone should do it
b. A significant fraction (10-90%) of the population should do it
c. Virtually no one should do it
2.
With sufficient evidence and a rational deliberation process, is it possible to become sure that the Loch Ness Monster does/doesn’t exist?
a. We CAN potentially become sure either way
b. We CAN’T potentially become sure either way
c. We can only potentially become sure that it DOES exist
d. We can only potentially become sure that it DOESN’T exist
I recall reading educational psych stuff about how the act of both 1) creating and 2) answering questions like this is a great way to deepen your understanding.