Exactly.

And too many of the "non-intellectuals" fall into a similar trap of being in such awe of the "intellectuals" (or even "regular" people who were very successful in one area) for the relatively small areas of expertise/success that they DO possess, that they ALSO attribute that "awesome expertise/success" to every other "field of endeavor, practical or otherwise" (as Sowell would say) that the intellectuals touch upon.

Which explains, in large part, blind celebrity/professional (medical, scientific, legal, religious, business, technical/IT/engineering, political, artistic, musical, etc., etc., etc.) worship/following REGARDLESS of whether those persons have ANY expertise, knowledge or familiarity with the subject at hand. ("They thought you would follow the stars," and many DO.)