I think (a) that there is a probably a big selection effect, and (b) that it is possible that the test used is biased in favor of mathematical rather than generally logical thinking. The CRT is also doesn’t include things like noticing when a word is meaningless, which I would think would be one of the most important skills for philosophers. I’m not sure how one would test that.
I think you’re right that the data don’t show what I had thought. I had thought that professional philosophers did worse than than MIT undergrads, but now it looks like there isn’t data about that. I think I was confusing it with the results from professional American judges (almost all graduates of the other program which claims to teach reasoning).
I think (a) that there is a probably a big selection effect, and (b) that it is possible that the test used is biased in favor of mathematical rather than generally logical thinking. The CRT is also doesn’t include things like noticing when a word is meaningless, which I would think would be one of the most important skills for philosophers. I’m not sure how one would test that.
I think you’re right that the data don’t show what I had thought. I had thought that professional philosophers did worse than than MIT undergrads, but now it looks like there isn’t data about that. I think I was confusing it with the results from professional American judges (almost all graduates of the other program which claims to teach reasoning).