I could believe it. Or at the very least he's the only one who actually understands civilians and their perspective.
Since his family didn't want him to be a hunter he probably spent more time actually interacting with people.
He has the strongest ability in RWBY.
A Fucking functioning Brain.
Jaune helps Beacon student's by using common sense, Part 1
Yang - "Arrggh, it's done it again!"
Weiss - "You're villainy ends now, you fly by night purse snatcher!
Ruby - "Stand back, I'll use Crescent Rose and free my babies!"
Jaune - "Girls, what's going on?"
Yang - "The cookies we bought got snagged on the vending machine hook, so I'm gonna give it my right hook!"
Blake - "This machine hates Faunus, let's protest!"
Jaune - "There's a simple solution to this problem that doesn't involve property damage."
Jaune wanders off screen
Weiss - "Hah, as if that simpleton could defeat this steel clad menace!"
Jaune returns with a Beacon employee
Jaune - Here, girls, this is Ratchet Sith, he's one of Beacon's facilities engineers."
Ratchet - "Sticky hook, huh? We'll rescue your cookies, girls!"
A few minutes later....
Ratchet - "There you go, cookies rescued, and the machine is fixed. See you later Jaune, and call your parents before your mother storms Beacon!"
Jaune - "Will do!"