PHIL 4303 Chapter Notes - Chapter Wk 8: David Dunning, Bias Blind Spot
11 Apr 2016
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In the first of the four readings, the illusion of argument justification by. Through the three experiments performed, fisher and keil are able to conclude that the illusion of justification in argument does increase in cases in which the subject has special interest. The second reading, an article published by pacific standard titled we are all. Confident idiots by david dunning, focuses on people"s understanding of their own expertise. Dunning begins by using a sort of social experiment done by jimmy kimmel to introduce the idea that people, generally, aim to cover up their lack of understanding through any means necessary. Dunning explains the incompetent are often blessed with an inappropriate confidence, buoyed by something that feels to them like knowledge. In the third reading for this week, debunking biased thinkers (including. Ourselves), nathan ballantyne discusses the concept of debunking thinkers by attributing biases to them.
