tok 20 vocab 6 final

intellectual virtues

virtues that are required for the pursuit of knowledge

the Dunning-Kruger effect

a cognitive bias where we find it difficult to know the limit of our knowledge and expertise. if we have a little knowledge in a particular area, we may overestimate our level of knowledge and competence in that area. in this way, a little knowledge may lead to an unjustified illusion of greater knowledge

neutral

unbiased, impartial, not supporting either side of an argument

relativism

in the context of truth, it is the belief that truth is relative to the society, culture or historical context in which you live; as opposed to absolutism, which is the belief that there are universal or absolute principles which should always be followed

hindsight bias

mistakenly thinking you knew something would happen, after it has happened

illusion of explanatory depth (duplicate from first 20 vocab quiz)

the illusion that you understand something in detail when you do not