Pet Peeves

[Sara S]

I do it when I feel like emphasizing a sarcastic remark

(Me too)

 

[Sara S]

Sanskrit?

I think it’s called EmPhAsIs

 

[WallyG74]

I think it’s called EmPhAsIs

I think it’s called BS

 

[Chookwagn]

Part of that is the Dunning Keating Effect. The less you know about a subject, the more you think your an expert.

Is this a bit like becoming a specialist... you end up knowing more and more about less and less until you know everything about nothing

 

[Sara S]

I think it’s called BS

omg tears are in my eyes

 

[CarpCharacin]

Part of that is the Dunning Keating Effect. The less you know about a subject, the more you think your an expert.

My ex DIL was told by her grandmother that when you have anesthesia, you develop an air bubble in your neck. Two Critical Care nurses couldn't convince her differently (or figure out what the hell she was talking about.)

Dunning-Kruger?
I've actually thought about that recently, and the popular "Dunning-Kruger" illustrations don't actually represent the data published by Dunning and Kruger. I think the biggest takeaway from the actual figures that I've seen is that the least able individuals seem to primarily just estimate their performance as being much closer to the mean than it really is (admittedly slightly above the mean, but not by much), rather than estimating it as being particularly high. I actually have some figures saved:

I guess Figure 2 is closer to what's depicted in those popular "mount stupid" illustrations, but it's still nowhere near as extreme. It's ironic that people so commonly share misinformation about the Dunning-Kruger effect, lol. And I definitely don't blame you for it, since I had the same misconception and only recently realized that it's false.

Anyway, I went off on somewhat of a tangent. There are certainly still arrogant assholes who think they're experts when they really know nothing, but thankfully they seem to be less common than those popular illustrations would suggest.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

small words for the dumb people?

THAT is actually the second part. People who know the most about a subject are usually humble because the KNOW how much more there is to know.

 

[Sara S]

THAT is actually the second part. People who know the most about a subject are usually humble because the KNOW how much more there is to know.

Ok I get it now. I thought that’s kinda what it meant but I’m blonde and I love cutting the stereotype

 

[CarpCharacin]

small words for the dumb people?

I don't know which words to change
Though I can try to answer any questions about things that seem unclear, but I definitely ain't an expert. Unfortunately my user title is apt, lol. I haven't read much of the original paper at all.

 

[Sara S]

I don't know which words to change
Though I can try to answer any questions about things that seem unclear, but I definitely ain't an expert. Unfortunately my user title is apt, lol. I haven't read much of the original paper at all.

Lol it’s ok I just had to read it again