As Orwell put it, make sure your writing is simple and clear, so that "when you make a stupid remark its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself".
Let's be clear that ignorance in no way implies stupidity; far from it.
This is a clear case of management's greed and stupidity, but the blame also lies with homeowners, who wanted bigger homes than they could afford, and were happy to overpay for them and over-borrow to finance them.
"Good design is clear thinking made visible, and bad design is stupidity made visible," he said.
(Advice from a deathbed toward the play's end: "All wisdom is plagiarism; only stupidity is original".) It is clear that Mr. Lucas retains the fertile, restless and exacting imagination that has made him such a valuable dramatist.
Mitigating for Barnes, Naeem Mian said: "There are no ifs, no buts, no maybes, Mr Barnes makes it absolutely clear that these are idiotic acts borne out of breathtaking stupidity".
It isn't clear why yet, but Paul's incessant innocence makes his stupidity almost charming.
You could end this stupidity fairly quickly by simply telling the truth and clearing up all the lies you've told already.
This is as clear an indication as any that automated news delivery is unable to distinguish stupidity from relevance.
However, when the smoke clears, it will no doubt be that air of untouchable arrogance, or just plain stupidity, that leads to, not only the eventual downfall of each individual, but of their entire party.
Despite clear indications of involvement by the nation's security forces, the Egyptian government is left with what might be called the stupidity defence.
