It's just a poor point. Cats are a bad analogy anyhow because there is no cat language. You can't actually speak to them or have a drawn out discussion. But you

It's just a poor point. Cats are a bad analogy anyhow because there is no cat language. You can't actually speak to them or have a drawn out discussion. But you can with humans and many have inspired thousands or even millions to action doing just that, no super-intelligence required.