When A Genius Isn’t A Genius: Mr. Terrific

#dc #mrterrific #injustice Mr. Terrific has an IQ of 179 and is consistently ranked as one of the top 3 smartest humans in the DC universe. So why does he argue like someone who just discovered logical fallacies on Reddit? In the Injustice animated movie, Mr. Terrific is swapped in for The Flash in a debate with Superman about gun control and the writing doesn't come close to matching the intelligence the character is supposed to have. This isn't a political video. I don't care about the policy. I care about whether the writing keeps up with the character and in this case, it doesn't. 0:00 - Mr. Terrific Should Be Smarter Than This 1:00 - The Scene Explained 2:26 - The Smoking Pivot 4:18 - Rhetorical Inflation 5:27 - What Superman Should Have Said 6:08 - What Mr. Terrific Should Have Said 7:02 - The Real Problem With The Writing