20 Types of Illetracy

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Interesting Article I found. So, discuss, comment, which ones do you think you have, etc. :]

Enjoy:

http://listverse.com/2012/04/04/20-types-of-illiteracy/

20-Agricultural Illiteracy
19-Computer Illiteracy
18-Critical Illiteracy
17-Cultural Illiteracy
16-Ecological Illiteracy
15-Emotional Illiteracy
14-Financial Illiteracy
13-Functional Illiteracy
12-Health Illiteracy
11-Information Illiteracy


10-Media Illiteracy
9-Mental Health Illiteracy
8-Numerical Illiteracy
7-Racial Illiteracy
6-Reading and Writing Illiteracy
5-Scientific Illiteracy
4-Statistical Illiteracy
3-Technological Illiteracy
2-Trans-Illiteracy
1-Visual Illiteracy



Some sound ridiculous, some sound interesting.
 
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i think i have a form of numerical illiteracy even though i can do algebra/ flips desk
 
I have them all :D
 
I hope people actually read the article instead of just joking around and making fun. Some of that stuff is valid. For example, many people in North America are culturally illiterate (and they don't realize it), while others in the Middle East are computer illiterate in comparison, especially generations of Grand Parents and such. Ecological illiteracy is so common among the younger generation, almost everywhere. Not many people understand what ecological issues are truly about and even less of them can truly argue whether recycling is actually a viable solution or not, or whether the use of a fireplace does in fact contribute to the smog effect (something the media's been drilling into people's heads).

It's surprising in how many aspects in life you could find yourself ignorant. Just because you can write and read doesn't mean you're well off educated. School can only do so much too.

Anyways..




I have a bit of Trans-illiteracy. I have a hard time translating what I understand into other forms of expression. It becomes even harder when I am aware of it, and I can tell I understand it on an intuitive level, but I am unable to show that somehow. It's such a frustrating feeling.


I think my difficulty lies with the Abstract more than it does with the Tangible.
 
Some of them are hyperbolic, aren't they?

I'm mostly science illiterate and statistical illiterate; but some of the rest are there too, in far smaller amounts.
 
Trifoilum said:
Some of them are hyperbolic, aren't they?

I'm mostly science illiterate and statistical illiterate; but some of the rest are there too, in far smaller amounts.
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Yeah, I find some of them over-exaggerated as well and conditional on external factors like environment, age, economic status, education, etc which can play into different levels of illiteracy.
 
20-Agricultural Illiteracy
19-Computer Illiteracy
18-Critical Illiteracy
17-Cultural Illiteracy
16-Ecological Illiteracy
15-Emotional Illiteracy
14-Financial Illiteracy
13-Functional Illiteracy
12-Health Illiteracy
11-Information Illiteracy


10-Media Illiteracy
9-Mental Health Illiteracy
8-Numerical Illiteracy
7-Racial Illiteracy
6-Reading and Writing Illiteracy
5-Scientific Illiteracy
4-Statistical Illiteracy
3-Technological Illiteracy
2-Trans-Illiteracy
1-Visual Illiteracy
 
Was the thread title deliberate?
 
[MENTION=1579]Odyne[/MENTION] I'm sorry, I should have also mentioned that this really was an interesting read! I can't help but wonder how the researchers came up with their statistics though, and if the results that they concluded for certain illiteracy types could've just been affected by people harboring other ones (like reading & writing illiteracy :D )!

I could see myself as possibly having "Trans-Illiteracy", and/or "Visual Illiteracy", out of all those.
 
So we'er swapping ignorant for illiterate these days, this is how words die.
 
i agree that the examples were so exaggerated that i may have overlooked having a mild form of a few other types.
 
After reading and thinking this over, I think that I have Trans-Illiteracy and Statistical Illiteracy
 
Article is ever so slightly filled with utter bollocks though.

"Illiteracy" is the inability to read and write. There is no such thing as "computer illiteracy". If you don't know how to turn a computer on you are simply "unknowledgable" about computers.

To say that being unknowledgable about any of these things is as bad as not being able to read and write at the most basic level is insane. The reason being illiterate is such a big deal is it keeps you back from learning. If you're illiterate then there's a good chance you're unknowledgable about every one of these subjects.

Oh and being financially irresponsible is just being financially irresponsible. It has nothing to do with literacy.
 
88chaz88 said:
"Illiteracy" is the inability to read and write. There is no such thing as "computer illiteracy". If you don't know how to turn a computer on you are simply "unknowledgable" about computers.
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Really Chazz? Do we have to argue semantics? Come on.


Every dictionary will list :"ignorant of the fundamentals of a branch of knowledge" under Illiteracy or something similar. Also, looking back at the etymology of the word, in its original Latin meaning I believe it's "unlearned" or "uncultured" and not necessarily about the skill of reading or writing. I could be very much wrong though, I need either [MENTION=2926]Bird[/MENTION] or [MENTION=2648]magister343[/MENTION] to check me.




How many people know how to calculate their own taxes or how to carry their credits forward? How many know that paying for a computer worth 1000$ now, will amount to 1500$ if paid in 12 months instead? How many people know how to handle credit once they open up a line for one? Etc.


That's financial illiteracy. I don't need to list every single scenario to explain what it means.





I am going to rename the thread "20 Types of Ignorance", so that people look past the wording. The examples are exaggerated, yes, but that's only to get the point across. That's sensationalism for you.
 
Odyne said:
How many people know how to calculate their own taxes or how to carry their credits forward?
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If you didn't have an archaic tax system then the average person wouldn't be required to know this. Over here only the self-employed and accountants need to know this stuff, and they're generally intelligent enough to figure it out.

Odyne said:
How many know that paying for a computer worth 1000$ now, will amount to 1500$ if paid in 12 months instead?
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Most people with the money to spend on a computer I'd wager. Even if they didn't it's not anywhere near as debilitating to your life as not even being able to read what's on the monitor.

Odyne said:
How many people know how to handle credit once they open up a line for one? Etc.
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Irresponsibility doesn't equate to illiteracy in any shape or form. Just because people get into debt doesn't mean they didn't know how they got there and getting out once your in so far is usually a job for specialist advisers.

And again, it's nothing compared to the inability to read or write. I know people who can't read, the prospect of them getting even a job mopping bathrooms is slim and a lot of them require a social worker most days. The only form of illiteracy on the list close to being on par with actual illiteracy is numerical illiteracy as it also affects everyone each day.
 
^Nitpicking.


Holism vs. reductionism; we're not going to get anywhere.
 
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