DISSENT Vs INTELLIGENCE: Synonyms?

Dissent: /dɪˈsɛnt/ The holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held.
Intelligence: /ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒ(ə)ns/ The quality of insight and reason.
Now and again, I get what I like to refer to as “fan DM” from followers expressing their awe at my “intelligence” whenever I express dissent on some sociopolitical issue. While I enjoy the flattery, I can't but wonder how it is that dissent interprets to sound judgement.
Earlier this year, I found my way into a chatroom of nontheists (the majority of them were deists), and it was obvious that they felt intellectually superior to theists. I see this attitude everyday on social media - dissenters calling themselves critical thinkers for holding odd opinions.
Is dissent the new intelligence?
Critically appraising assent, ideas or arguments comes from having an understanding of the topic being discussed, but many sociopolitical topics are nonbinary i.e. there is no definite right or wrong. Sound judgement is a mix of perspective and insight.
I am a fan of BkChatLDN, a youtube channel where social issues are discussed. There was a particular episode that had me reeling with laughter. In this episode, one of the debaters said she wouldn’t object to a guy eating her out while she is on her period. As expected, a lot of people expressed their disgust, but this disgust came from two perspectives. There were those who ruled the act as altogether abominable, stating religious tenets as their reason, others stating the possible health risks as theirs.
Reason not perspective is what determines intelligence.
Reason: /ˈriːz(ə)n/ The power of the mind to think, understand and form judgements logically.
Perspective: /pəˈspɛktɪv/ The position from which something or someone is observed.
There is no such thing as the wrong perspective (at least, that's what I think), but reasoning could be flawed, and flawed reasoning leads to erroneous judgement. The quality of one's reasoning is judged by the parameters used to determine what is true or false in an argument, and that is what is referred to as an intelligent argument. Besides, an intelligent argument does not make an intelligent person.
An intelligent argument says a lot about the person's knowledge of the topic, but not enough about the person. You don't call someone a genius for having an A in a school course.
"The term Intelligence refers to an individual’s ability to understand complex ideas, to adapt effectively to the environment, to learn from experience, to engage in various forms of reasoning, to overcome obstacles by careful thought." (Neisser et. al. 1996).
The truth is, everyone is intelligent, but not equally. Some are highly intelligent, others, not so much.
But to judge a person's level of intelligence by how much he rebels against consensus would be a fatal error of judgement.

