Dunning-Kruger Effect a myth?

[Robert]

Interesting article with some quotes from Dr. Dunning which casts doubts on how the effect is misunderstood and possibly not even a real phenomenon.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real​

The darling of those who wish to explain why incompetent people don’t know they’re unskilled, the Dunning-Kruger effect may actually just be a data artefact.
Take-home message:
- The Dunning-Kruger effect was originally described in 1999 as the observation that people who are terrible at a particular task think they are much better than they are, while people who are very good at it tend to underestimate their competence
- The Dunning-Kruger effect was never about “dumb people not knowing they are dumb” or about “ignorant people being very arrogant and confident in their lack of knowledge.”
- Because the effect can be seen in random, computer-generated data, it may not be a real flaw in our thinking and thus may not really exist

 

[Karlos]

There's something wonderfully ironic in the idea that the oft cited Dunning-Kruger effect could be down to the inept interpretation of something. And if so, all you need to do is to rename it the Dunning-Kruger Effect Effect to have something that serves as it's own illustration lol