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There's also the valuable trait where, between being presented with an argument and going "click", one's brain cleanly goes "duhhh", rather than producing something that sounds superficially like reasoning.
I greatly value that one. I'm in the (apparently small) group of people who, when presented with a statistics/probability problem, will say, "Clearly the solution involves math. The answer is to consult someone who knows how to solve the problem." rather than come up with the wrong answer that "feels right" or alternatively knowing how to find the right answer.
Does that group also include those for whom 'consult someone who knows' wouldn't occur until 'learn how to do it' was thoroughly ruled out?