Well, very few people have encountered an intellectual.

No one wants to listen to an intellectual.
They want to listen to mid-wits, who speak all identically. Regurgitating what they learned in school. Ahhh, the sweet sound of harmony. No one questioning the basis of you reasoning.

... even if its completely wrong.

Pseudo-intellectuals might be the same as Mid-wits. Maybe we could explore that.

edit: You might not know about Mid-Wits
https://steemit.com/philosophy/@lucylin/mid-wits-part-2-how-academia-has-been-made-worthless-because-of-the-mid-wit

@lucylin (who has the post right above yours on my feed) has been talking about them.
So, i immediately made the connection... but you may not know @lucylin or his style.