“I’m 100% right!”
“The GREATEST PROBLEM of the world today is the ARROGANCE of people being intelligent and being right, and the LACK OF HUMILITY of accepting that our brain, in a lot of times, is primitive, stupid and wrong.” – R. De La Rosa, MD
“I’m 100% right” reduces critical thinking and rational argumentation – the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Source:
Dunning, and Krugger, “Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One’s Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-assessment.” J of Personality and Social Psychology. 1999, 77(6), 1121.
Conclusion:
- Incompetent people overestimate themselves.
- It is impossible to explain to them that they are incompetent.
- The only way to fight incompetence is to increase one’s knowledge.
The less knowledge the higher the confidence.
“I’m 100% right” reduces critical thinking and rational argumentation – the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Which one are you when you argue?
From,
R. De La Rosa, MD
September 22, 2024
