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maxerickson
on April 26, 2016
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‘Laws’ of Software Development
I think a better conclusion to draw from Dunning-Kruger is that self assessment can be problematic.
gshulegaard
on April 26, 2016
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I would agree with this. It's broader and still applicable.
sitkack
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Dunning-Kruger actually said everyone is bad at self evaluation, not just the low skilled.
achamayou
on April 26, 2016
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And that neatly applies to his law of argumentative comprehension, which should really read "The more people _think they_ understand something, the more willing they are to argue about it, and the more vigorously they will do so."
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