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The Dunning-Kruger Gambit

January 8, 2017 Michael FullertonLeave a comment

A popular gambit used by pseudoskeptics is to claim that the objects of their ridicule suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which low competency individuals believe that they performed much better than they actually had. […]

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