A friend just asked me this and I don't know:

Quote :

"do you know the name of the effect where you read a newspaper story about which you're fairly conversant on the subject material and realize all the things the author got wrong, but then you read the next story, about which you know nothing, and just swallow it whole?"

but now I am curious and would like to know. However this is not entirely easy to look up.

1/28/2011 3:18:22 PM

bird

1/28/2011 3:18:59 PM

fuck

that was a bad thread title indeed

1/28/2011 3:19:44 PM

The Clueless Effect?

1/28/2011 3:20:26 PM

bird is the word

1/28/2011 3:20:29 PM

DAMMIT NOW THAT SONG IS IN MY HEAD

1/28/2011 3:21:03 PM

I don't know, but I'd call it random ignorance.

1/28/2011 3:21:56 PM

1/28/2011 3:23:38 PM

Something like this... maybe?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

1/28/2011 3:27:44 PM

1/28/2011 3:29:45 PM

Quote :

"read the next story, about which you know nothing, and just swallow it whole"

faith?

1/28/2011 3:32:13 PM

^^^ I can see the situation he described being an application of that. And he did say it was "something hyphenated."

I <3 TWW.

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM. Reason : and he confirmed that sounds about right and gives kudos to my internet minions]

1/28/2011 3:42:16 PM

I think my suggestion is better son. This crazy psychological terminology is far less demeaning and I prefer the demeaning terms.

1/28/2011 3:45:43 PM

But yours was not hyphenated, son.

1/28/2011 3:49:44 PM

hyphenated:

Gil-Scott Heron

1/28/2011 3:55:58 PM

KORNAWESOME

WILBORING

1/28/2011 4:00:27 PM

i said ah bird bird bird, birds the word

1/28/2011 4:02:33 PM

Love?

1/28/2011 5:51:57 PM