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How does anyone miss the huge red text that says don't self link?
Or the three questions pointing out the consequences of doing so?

If you were to pose similar questions to students of similar age over here (Germany), they'd probably fail just as miserably. They just don't care about that kind of information.

In all honesty though: I didn't know the correct answer to three questions.
I didn't even understand what the first question was about until I heard the answer. As for the supreme court, I only knew it had to be an uneven number, so I guessed seven. And even though I knew you elect your senators for six years, I got overcome by the fact that we elect our representatives for four years and assumed this to be the correct answer as well.

That said, I completely agree that it is unacceptable to not know these basics things.

She's an idiot, but as the saying goes, never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and then start arguing about something they actually know about, making you look stupid.

So how do you win without 'resorting' to actual scientific evidence?

3 easy steps:
1. Do you agree that offspring inherit traits from their parents?
2. Do you agree that sometimes the inheritance system breaks down, causing mutations?
3. Do you agree that, in a competitive world, individuals that have an edge over their competitors will tend to have a reproductive advantage?

Checkmate: evolution is an unavoidable consequence if all three questions are answered in the affirmative.

so, Fjnbk, why don't you add three questions, that aren't so "nice", then?

post 'em right here. snipe will answer them or not, at his discretion.
and i suspect he will. in which case, we can tack 'em on to the survey.