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When one is tempted to invoke the Dunning-Kruger effect to dismiss those with whom they disagree, that is precisely when one should be most circumspect in their own opinions. It’s a silly look to say everyone has cognitive biases except me. It’s the nature of Dunning-Kruger that subjectively it gives you no information about how poorly you’ve estimated your own ability.


In other words, the majority of citations of the D-K effect are examples of it. (This one, possibly, included.)


I read an interview with one of Dunning and Kruger a while back where they made this exact point. It's always worth remembering.




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