At the extremes, this is known as cargo-culting. People who have only the most shallow understanding of the rules in my experience also push back the hardest ag

At the extremes, this is known as cargo-culting. People who have only the most shallow understanding of the rules in my experience also push back the hardest against anyone who "breaks the rules", and get locked into the 'one right way' even when it's actively harming the delivery of a project.