The Smarter You Are, the More Likely You Are to Rethink Your Beliefs

The higher your intelligence, the more likely you are to fall victim to bias in the data. Feedback is really signalling that you're good at thinking and learning, not that you're objective in the way that you process information. Harte: We forget that when you make an argument to persuade some one else, the person you are most likely to persuade is yourself.