once said that ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. David Dunning, author of “We Are All Confident Idiots,” would certainly agree with that sentiment. In his aforementioned article, Dunning makes the argument that ignorance too often disguises itself as expertise. He observes that in our society people too frequently mistake confidence for true knowledge. In the article, the writer, David Dunning, made proper use of colloquial diction, installed invective language to provoke
know the least of all. Most people know, or once knew, of someone who was so arrogant in his or her apparent knowledge about a certain subject. David Dunning addresses this way of thinking in his essay “We Are All Confident Idiots,” in order to expose and educate others on how to be a well educated member of society. The author argues in favor of the Dunning- Kruger effect in order to convince his readers of a phenomenon that reveals how the incompetent are illusioned with a confident and imaginary knowledge