{"id":"dunning-kruger-effect","name":"Dunning Kruger Effect","summary":"The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a cognitive bias meme where confidence-versus-competence graphs mock people who overestimate their expertise in a subject. Based on a 1999 Cornell study, it became a widespread reaction image throughout the 2010s, often deployed to call out overconfident posters on Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook.","tags":["dunning kruger effect","dunning kruger meme","mt stupid","cognitive bias meme","peak of mount stupid","confidence competence graph","kruger dunning 1999"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/dunning-kruger-effect/dunning-kruger-effect-dunning-kruger-confidence-knowledge-graph.webp","caption":"A popularized visualization of the Dunning-Kruger Effect showing the relationship between confidence and knowledge across expertise levels.","width":1280,"height":720,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/dunning-kruger-effect/dunning-kruger-effect-simple-red-curve-confidence-competence.webp","caption":"A simplified visualization of the Dunning-Kruger Effect showing confidence versus competence.","width":680,"height":500,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/dunning-kruger-effect/dunning-kruger-effect-facebook-experts-vs-scientists-meme.webp","caption":"A viral meme using the Dunning-Kruger curve to contrast social media 'experts' with actual professionals.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/dunning-kruger-effect/history.md","related":["the-forest-question","2748","the-five-stages-of-grief","the-four-humors","the-mandela-effect","lucid-dreaming"],"popularityRank":3170,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}