Ignorance is the lack of knowledge.
Stupidity is having the knowledge but not understanding it.
Most of those people are stupid, a few were ignorant.
Yeah, but I suspect Leno and Watters bury the correct answers and only show the dumbass ones because they're good for ratings, albeit not a fair representation of how much stupidity is actually out there. Viewers like feeling superior to the dunces. Originally Posted by lustyladGood point.