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Originally Posted by New Era
No, he's quoting a cognitive bias study where participants could not recognize the inherent weakness in their own abilities. That isn't being dumb. It's being cognitively challenged in a very specific way.
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It's problematic to apply that bias in this discussion. I would say the reason to bring it up is just to easily dismiss a group of people who you disagree with. We always think that people who we think are wrong are too certain in their opinions. That's not the Dunning-Kruger effect. To bring it up is simply to say, 'my "abilities" as a hockey fan are greater than yours, so you're wrong.'