*Humans don't prefer cockiness to expertise, they just have a hard time differen...

falsestprophet · on June 12, 2009

If human beings can't recognize nuanced, tentative conclusions as a sign of expertise, they definitely have a problem.

Well, I can recognize this statement as an unsubstituted, cocky declaration rather than a nuanced, tentative conclusion.

lallysingh · on June 12, 2009

Small adjustment: Humans definitely have a problem because they can't recognize nuanced, tentative conclusions as a sign of expertise.

kragen · on June 12, 2009

Tentative conclusions can be a sign of lack of information, too. Nuanced conclusions can equally well be a sign of spending a lot of time explaining the conclusion as of expertise.