Systematic judgment errors do not make people unintelligent.

Evidence

The descriptive failure of normative principles, such as invariance and coherence, does not mean that people are unintelligent or irrational. The failure merely indicates that judgment and choice—like perception and memory—are prone to distortion and error. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2524

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Salience heuristics, not logical weight, routinely drive human judgment. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology: Key Readings, 1498; Systematic judgment errors cannot be dismissed as mere noise — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2524; Human judgment errors are systematic and shared, not random noise (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Human judgment errors are systematic and shared, not random noise #complicates (0.88)
• Systematic judgment errors cannot be dismissed as mere noise #corroborates (0.82) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2524
• Rigid cognitive style does not itself cause prejudice; fear and insecurity do. #corroborates (0.78) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2447