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 Humans are prone to experiencing the Illusion Of Explanatory Depth, a phenomenon in which people strongly believe that they understand complex matters more than they actually do, which affects preferences, judgments and voting.

Oversimplification and the Illusion of Explanatory Depth

Alex Cotterel and Eileen Zhu December 11, 2023

“Global Warming is a Hoax!” “Airpods cause cancer!” “93% of students pass AP Chinese, it’s so easy!” In today’s era, it is not uncommon to hear generalizations from our politicians, celebrities,...