I have not found this to be true. In an idealized case, I'd agree, but our institutions don't seem to be emphasizing "rational assessment" as an important skill

I have not found this to be true. In an idealized case, I'd agree, but our institutions don't seem to be emphasizing "rational assessment" as an important skill. In fact there may be a slightly negative correlation because some experts spend so much time on their pet-topic that they end up rationalizing why their preferred evidence is better than the contradicting evidence (basically boosted confirmation bias)