Michael Crichton (yes, I know he's a badguy now) in Jurassic Park came up with a term that I have fallen in love with: "Thintelligence".
In that novel, he used the term to describe scientists who were incredibly brilliant within a narrow scope of endeavor, say biotechnology, but who lacked the perspective to comprehend the larger ramifications of their work. For a real world example, you might consider Einstein's remorse after helping create the atomic bomb.
I suggest coining a new term: "Thinpassion". This would describe those who become passionate or concerned about an issue, enough to make judgements and have opinions, but who lack a deeper understanding of that issue and why it exists. For example, hunting. Some people, still, apparently consider hunting to be just a blood sport, where some mean, nasty hunters get together to ambush and assassinate innocent, unsuspecting wild things in the forest.
This diary was written as a specific response to a comment in another diary, so I know there are such people out there, even here on Daily Kos.
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