Comment on Encouraging interviewees to say “I don’t know” improves performanceparentComments−mistercow12yI'd actually be pretty surprised if the Dunning-Kruger effect applied significantly to politics. There are so many tribal pressures involved that I think that the phenomena involved with Dunning-Kruger would be overwhelmed.−asgard102412yIn representative democracy, probably yes. But D-K effect is commonly used as an argument against (semi)direct democracy.
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I'd actually be pretty surprised if the Dunning-Kruger effect applied significantly to politics. There are so many tribal pressures involved that I think that the phenomena involved with Dunning-Kruger would be overwhelmed.
In representative democracy, probably yes. But D-K effect is commonly used as an argument against (semi)direct democracy.