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Re:Dogs are good models for human psychiatric disorders, stu... by swayvil on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:32PM (#30737346)
The greater the ignorance of a subject, the greater the confidence of one's opinions about it. There's a name for this malady. It's on the tip of my tongue.

And speaking of that. It's interesting to consider it taken to absurd yet utterly plausible levels.

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Re:Dogs are good models for human psychiatric disorders, stu... by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:46PM (#30737455)
I reckon you're looking for the Dunning-Kruger effect.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effec...

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Re:Dogs are good models for human psychiatric disorders, stu... by sammorrowdrums on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:45PM (#30737450)
I assume you’re referring to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
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