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"Ah this guy is smart, so he must be a good person!" or "this person is bad, well he must be an idiot!"
I'd argue, this mental shortcut stems from the way we view ourselves:
"I know I'm smart, but I don't know if I'm good, so I'll just set $smartness = $goodness so I no longer have to worry!"
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"Ah this guy is smart, so he must be a good person!" or "this person is bad, well he must be an idiot!"
I'd argue, this mental shortcut stems from the way we view ourselves:
"I know I'm smart, but I don't know if I'm good, so I'll just set $smartness = $goodness so I no longer have to worry!"