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[–]lefterfield 13 insightful - 8 fun13 insightful - 7 fun14 insightful - 8 fun -  (2 children)

Lol, what. I've never met an online TRA who wasn't dumb as a box of rocks and twice as deluded.

[–]soundsituation 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've met a handful (well, only on reddit) that are quite skilled at rhetoric and sophistry. In my opinion that does signify some degree or type of intelligence; it also signifies above-average Dark Triad traits, of which narcissism is one.

[–]TheOnyxGoddess 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've met a handful (well, only on reddit) that are quite skilled at rhetoric and sophistry. In my opinion that does signify some degree or type of intelligence; it also signifies above-average Dark Triad traits, of which narcissism is one.

There are cases of some people who are actually smart, and some people just happen to sound smart because they are taught specifically how to think in certain ways for a specific subject. A more objective measure of intelligence would be to see how one adapts to the situation. A person can be taught how to be skilled in rhetoric and sophistry (a.k.a convince people of bullshit), but they can also be utterly incompetent in arguing objectivity.

Considering that TRA arguments revolve around such a mundane subject which people don't actually study, I'd say they hit a weak point in society and they're not good at rhetoric and sophistry, because we can all see right through their bullshit without the need to do a lot of research.