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What does it mean?
The speaker claims unique wisdom and labels critics as evil.
In plain terms
I am smart and your teachers are lying.
What can you take from it?
Be wary of claims that isolate the speaker.

Where it applies

  • education critique
  • self-promotion

Putting it to work

  • critical thinking

Questions to consider

  • What makes one wise?
  • Who defines truth?

Another view

It dismisses expertise without proof.

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