Paolini and his like do us a disservice by childishly pretending that an evil person always looks ugly and crazy and goes around cackling and kicking puppies all day.

It's a scary truth for a lot of people that bad things can come from people who look and act like you. If your "in group" isn't safe, what is? It takes maturity to realize and acknowledge this. In Paolini's novels, everyone evil is outwardly mean, or looks creepy. Just look at Sarros. Dude literally had sharp teeth for God's sake.

True evil can look like anyone. Including your dead old dad with his dorky glasses and Ned Flanders moustache who helped you decorate the Christmas tree.

Yep. Just look at Lucy Letby.