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Recursive Dunning-Kruger Effect

When someone is aware of the Dunning-Kruger Effect as a concept, and incorrectly presumes this awareness of the concept means he is not subject to it.
Flat-earther: Why are people so convinced the earth is round?
Another flat-earther: Because idiots have a tendency to think they're smarter than they are. In reality, they are sheep!

Person not divorced from empirical reality: You suffer from the Recursive Dunning-Kruger Effect.
by ovusar December 7, 2020
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Dunning-Kruger Effect

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Inject disinfectant under the skin? That’s the Dunning-Kruger effect for ya.
by Frederick Yeo November 15, 2023
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Downing-Kruger Effect

The Downing-Kruger effect is like the Dunning-Kruger effect, but specifically exhibited by people with Down Syndrome. It may be more apparent than usual due to the “stubborn” personality type commonly associated with DS.
My roommate kept nagging me a lot by saying I needed to take NyQuil, even though I actually had pinkeye and it wouldn’t have helped any. I know he thinks he’s caring for me, but he really doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. It’s not his fault though; he has Down Syndrome, so this is just the Downing-Kruger effect in action.
by Unstable Sub-Genius February 12, 2024
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Kaylie Kruger

A weird gay friend, that’s everyone loves and appreciates being there. (She also wears some fire fits)
by Awwwwwfuck February 21, 2025
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Dunning-Kruger Club

To be a member requires not knowing your a member.

A person who thinks their intelligent and to stupid to relize their not.
Hey Sky! Are you a member of the Dunning-Kruger Club?
by Johnny B OX January 9, 2022
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Stunning Kruger

The delightful and often ironic sensation experienced when witnessing an individual's confidence in their own (incorrect) knowledge or abilities reach such stratospheric heights, it momentarily leaves you stunned. It's the Dunning-Kruger effect, but cranked up to 11, where the sheer audacity of their ignorance becomes a spectacle in itself. Often accompanied by an internal monologue of "Are they serious right now?" and a stunned, silent admiration for their unwavering self-belief.
"Did you hear Fritz explain German politics at the party? He had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, but the way he delivered it with such conviction... it was pure stunning Kruger."
by Lippes July 8, 2025
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Dunning Kruger Malthusianism

Population control thanks to a collective overconfidence in personal intelligence of a populace.
Darwinism in action? No I think Anti Vaxxers are an example Dunning Kruger Malthusianism. They see tried and tested disease prevention as deliberate infection.
by svenjamie March 22, 2020
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