According to the material, all problems are intellectual because solving them requires what?

• A. Thinking and problem solving
• B. Large capital and resources
• C. Political will alone
• D. Pure chance

Answer: (A)

Solving problems is an intellectual activity because it hinges on thinking through things—identifying the problem, analyzing information, generating and weighing options, and choosing a course of action. Even when a problem seems tied to resources, politics, or luck, what makes it intellectual is the need for mental processing to reach a solution. Large capital and resources can help implement a fix but don’t define the problem as intellectual; political will alone doesn’t guarantee a solution; pure chance involves no thinking at all. So, the reason all problems are intellectual is that solving them requires thinking and problem solving.