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If this was the case, why even bother going to college to become an engineer if Joe Sixpack can form a conclusion equal to a senior engineer on critical details of a nuclear reactor? Or why go to med school if Jane Doe is just as qualified to treat medical conditions as a practicing doctor because she reads WedMD? Or why go to grad school for meteorology if John Smith can form a conclusion equal to a scientist based solely upon reading Drudge Report?
We have institutions of higher learning for a reason! Like it or not, people with genuine diplomas (honorary ones don't count!) from these colleges and universities are more qualified than Joe Sixpack in their specific field. Period.
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Be very careful here Art. There are many people who devote their lifetime to a specific narrow-minded piece of work who then fail to see the larger picture. In pop-culture they usually become stuck in the 'doomsday sayer' group and simply wait out the rest of their lifetimes to say 'I told you so'.
You don't need a degree to be able to analyze data. If I were to judge it, I'd say that most people who can finish a Sudoku puzzle have enough logic and reasoning to analyze this data. Combine that with the plethora of news, evidence, and life experiences that sway the argument either way and even Joe Sixpack can make a logical, valid argument from his perspective.