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To: MtnClimber
The Dunning-Kruger effect on display:

The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities. It was first described by David Dunning and Justin Kruger in 1999. Some researchers also include the opposite effect for high performers: their tendency to underestimate their skills. In popular culture, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task. Wikipedia

"the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence" --- Is this the DemocRAT effect then?

2 posted on 04/03/2025 10:37:33 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I always thought the easiest analogy to explain the Dunning-Kruger effect is to use 90% of the characters that Will Ferrell plays in his movies as examples.


7 posted on 04/03/2025 10:54:29 AM PDT by pburiak (You really think we can vote our way out of this? That's so cute...)
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To: MtnClimber

Is this the DemocRAT effect then?

No question about it actions speak louder than words.


25 posted on 04/03/2025 1:28:48 PM PDT by Vaduz
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