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Expertise

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85 Quote(s) Found

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It would be naïve to suppose that people abuse information only when they are acting as experts or as agents of commerce.

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It may be sad but not surprising to learn that experts… can be self-interested to the point of deceit.

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Working together, journalists and experts are the architects of much conventional wisdom.

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An expert must be bold if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom.

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No one is more susceptible to an expert’s fearmongering than a parent.

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…market research tries to predict people’s preferences, but increasingly, decisions are influenced by the opinions of other consumers and experts.

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…user and expert reviews have the potential to provide essential information about quality, and help make better decisions.

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…experts who try to predict the success or failure of radically new products are unlikely to be much more accurate than consumers.

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…scientists have failed to find much evidence of natural abilities explaining experts’ successes.

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While searching for a definitive answer, we often cherry-pick insights from experts or studies that support the view we already hold.

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