In the past, most people blamed bad reasoning for societal changes, right? It seems this survey implies the blame for cause and effect have been switched. If i

In the past, most people blamed bad reasoning for societal changes, right? It seems this survey implies the blame for cause and effect have been switched. If its results are accurate, which I don't know how to gauge, it might be a way of saying that people blame bad ideas for others not agreeing with them. Not sure if there are any other satisfactory interpretations.