Question 11 Verbal and Logical Ability 2022 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks · -0.25 negative

Stupidity is a very specific cognitive failing. Crudely put, it occurs when you don’t have the right conceptual tools for the job. The result is an inability to make sense of what is happening and a resulting tendency to force phenomena into crude, distorting pigeonholes. This…

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Which of the following statements BEST explains why stupidity for a smart person is “perfectly compatible with intelligence”?

A. Intelligence is poorly defined, and is usually a perception, making it compatible with stupidity. B. A new phenomenon creates fear, rushing intelligent people to explain it to put others at ease. C. Past successes make us believe that we are intelligent and capable of explaining any new phenomenon. D. Intelligent people are scared to admit their lack of knowledge, and therefore, try to explain everything, including things they do not understand. E. Intelligence, when perceived through past successes, makes any rationalization of a new phenomenon acceptable.

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