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« on: December 09, 2018, 04:04:37 PM »
As far as intellectual ability, I'll refer to Jackie Chan when speaking of his own physical prowess displayed in his films: "You [say] 'Wow, Jackie's good.' It's not good. You can do it. Except, do you have the patience or not?" It's obvious to us that it's very good. But he also makes a good point. Given less ability, one could accomplish the same things he accomplishes in a certain amount of takes given more takes. In the realm of actual logical ability, you can theoretically come to the same conclusions your smarter-than-yourself characters come to by just spending more time thinking about it. Sometimes that length of time exceeds what is actually practically possible, so just know your limits.
As far as education level, that's much tougher. You should learn as much as you can about the field in which they're educated, but prioritize the essentials plus a few obscure concepts or facts that only someone educated in the field would know. Most importantly, you should ask someone in that field to review it to make sure your info is accurate and its delivery is natural.