📝Illusion of explanatory depth

We tend to overestimate our understanding of things. The effect was observed in explanatory knowledge—knowledge that involves complex causal patterns.

Another description is that we tend to confuse our familiarity with something with understanding of how it works.

See also

• Similar to Dunning-Kruger effect. However, Dunning-Kruger deals with skills whereas IOED is about knowledge.
• We tolerate complexity by being ignorant. IOED as a way to tolerate complexity.