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(08-20-2015, 01:14 PM)Leggerless Wrote: To answer the OP: Yes; a "genius" character can be roleplayed by the dumb.
Will you be successful at it? Depends on your BS skill level.
Take for example how easily someone can manipulate statistics to sound smart, presented below:
Quote:Out of a study of 125 tests measuring statistiscal validity:
15% of statistics are 10% true.
45% of statistics are 65% true.
7% of statistics are 13% true.
13% of statistics are 27% true.
20% of statistics are entirely false.
But see, someone has to possess wit in order to successfully fool others with their BS. If you're a very good liar or you can manage to throw people off-balance by making their logic spin and twisting it to your benefit, you are intelligent. Ignorant, sure, but intelligent. Twisting facts and bending them so they can seem true to those who are easily manipulated indicates that you are not dumb. People who believe you might be, but not you.
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