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Evaluating Expertise or Making Conclusions

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	#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”		#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”
	#The fifth trick is not using the same data that gave you the clue to make the conclusion.		#The fifth trick is not using the same data that gave you the clue to make the conclusion.
			#The sixth trick is the plural of anecdote is not data
			#Many errors come from a lack of information

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Evaluating Expertise

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	#Feynman’s third trick is the realization that as we investigate whether something is true or not, new evidence and new methods of experimentation should show the effect of getting stronger and stronger, not weaker.		#Feynman’s third trick is the realization that as we investigate whether something is true or not, new evidence and new methods of experimentation should show the effect of getting stronger and stronger, not weaker.
	#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”		#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”
			#The fifth trick is not using the same data that gave you the clue to make the conclusion.
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Evaluating Expertise

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	#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.		#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
	#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties		#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties
			#Feynman’s third trick is the realization that as we investigate whether something is true or not, new evidence and new methods of experimentation should show the effect of getting stronger and stronger, not weaker.
	#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”		#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”
	[[Category: Mental Models]]		[[Category: Mental Models]]

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Evaluating Expertise

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	#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.		#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
	#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties		#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties
	#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this ~~actually~~ be the case?”		#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this be the case?”
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Evaluating Expertise

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	#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.		#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
	#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties		#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties
			#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this actually be the case?”
	[[Category: Mental Models]]		[[Category: Mental Models]]

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	To discern a bullshitter (someone who appears to know a lot) from one who actually knows a lot, you can:		To discern a bullshitter (someone who appears to know a lot) from one who actually knows a lot, you can:
	#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.		#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
	#		#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties

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			=Evaluating Expertise=

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			Learnings:

			To discern a bullshitter (someone who appears to know a lot) from one who actually knows a lot, you can:
			#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
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