Don’t Blame Griggs

A concise debunking of the popular (rationalist/libertarian) claim that Griggs v. Duke Power (the 1971 disparate-impact case restricting IQ tests in hiring) caused credentialism. Four counterarguments: (1) Griggs places the same restrictions on college degrees, which everyone uses fine; (2) other countries without a Griggs have the same credentialism; (3) asking SAT scores (an IQ proxy) is Griggs-compliant but never caught on, so employers aren't pent-up to IQ-test; (4) fields with universal standardized tests (medicine/MCAT/USMLE, law/LSAT) are still credentialocratic. Conclusion: credentialism has 'something wrong on a deeper level,' not a single bad Supreme Court decision. (IQ testing isn't on the flagged shaky-psych list, so no caveat.)

Quality 67 · Strong. A sharp, concise, well-argued correction of a common monocausal misconception, with four good counters -- but short and narrow. Strong.

Claude’s paradigm shift 45 · Moderate. Moderate. A fresh debunking of a specific popular claim rather than a new framework.

Real-world impact 2 · Minor. A sharp correction of the monocausal 'Griggs caused credentialism' claim; corrects a rationalist/libertarian discourse misconception but with no policy or material-world reach → RWI 2.