Deadly Delusions, Part 4: Smart Idiots

Creator

Barry J. Mauer, University of Central FloridaFollow

Keywords

Education, Conservatism, Delusions, Climate change denial

Abstract

The more educated right wingers are, the more likely they are to reject science when it conflicts with their beliefs. This type of denial is called the “smart idiot” effect and it has deadly consequences.

Publication Date

11-1-2015

Original Citation

“Deadly Delusions, Issue 4: Smart Idiots.” Itineration: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Rhetoric, Media, and Culture. 2015. http://tundra.csd.sc.edu/itineration/dd4

Document Type

Paper

Copyright Status

Author retained

Publication Version

Author's version

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Location

Orlando (Main) Campus

Department

English; Texts and Technology

STARS Citation

Mauer, Barry J., "Deadly Delusions, Part 4: Smart Idiots" (2015). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 600.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/600