User talk:DanTsinferno

Hi
I reverted your edit at Dunning–Kruger effect. I understand what you're saying and you might be right, but I think you need to gain consensus by discussing your point on the article's talk page. After all, you're the new editor seeking to change what you've found here at Wikipedia. This is a Randy in Boise problem that we, the editing community, have been dealing with for years. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 14:03, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Dunning–Kruger misrepresented in summary
Wikipedia’s page on Dunning–Kruger correctly states the effect in the body of the article, but misrepresents the findings in the page’s summary. I attempted to make the page self-consistent, but my change was reverted. Dunning–Kruger effect is often misreported as affecting those of low cognitive ability, causing them to overestimate their understanding of a subject. In truth, Dunning–Kruger affects all levels of cognition, causing those of low ability to overestimate performance, those of high ability to underestimate performance, and even those of average ability to incorrectly assess their cognitive abilities. A more careful read of the article shows that it has been written in a self-inconsistent manner. I only changed a few words (as this is all that was required) to fix the problem. This may not sound like a big deal, but this repeat of a common but incorrect assessment of the Dunning–Kruger effect actually makes The Wikipedia page part of the problem in an ironic way. People with a limited understanding of Dunning-Kruger who seek confirmation via the page will come away with an inappropriate level of confidence in their understanding. DanTsinferno (talk) 14:56, 29 April 2019 (UTC)