Played by Credentialism

"Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts and with no more brains than you have. But they have one thing you haven't got: a diploma."
--Wizard of Oz (The Wizard of Oz)

In a society that values credentials, critical thought and reason will be prone to decline. A person with a degree, license, certification, etc is liable to be believed even if what they say is flat out wrong. Essentially, people outsource their brains to so-called experts. By not thinking for themselves, those people are likely to be played.

Proposition: The higher that a society values credentialism, the more that people will be misled by those with credentials.