Wingmen and wingwomen To improve your chances on the dating scene, you have decided to recruit a wingman or wingwoman.

(a) How, in general terms, should you choose your wingman or wingwoman?

(b) Imagine that your attractiveness and intelligence are both rated 9 on a 10-point scale. You have two competitors: one whose attractiveness is 10 and intelligence 8; and another whose attractiveness is 8 and intelli gence 10. In what range would you want your wingman or wingwoman’s attractiveness and intelligence to fall?

(c) If somebody asks you to be his or her wingman or wingwoman, what does this analysis suggest he or she thinks about your attractiveness and intelligence?