Know Your Insults

With all the name calling that goes on in the blogosphere, I thought it would be helpful for commenters to have this handy dandy chart to ensure they use the correct term to capture the thought.

From IQcomparisonsite.com:

 

IQ Range	Classification
140 and over	Genius or near genius
120-140	Very superior intelligence
110-120	Superior intelligence
90-110	Normal or average intelligence
80-90	Dullness
70-80	Borderline deficiency
Below 70	Definite feeble-mindedness

 

Mental deficiency used to be more finely classified using the following technical terms that later began to be abused by the rest of society (5):

IQ Range	Classification
70-80	Borderline deficiency
50-69	Moron
20-49	Imbecile
below 20	Idiot

Thus, for an idiot to call someone a moron could be viewed as a compliment. 

And no one wants that to happen.