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Commentary
I was taught to leave off “I think that” in my writing. Supposedly, such qualifiers weaken one’s argument, and are—in any case—unnecessary.
Okay… sure. Too much admission of incomplete knowledge is annoying.
But consider this…. Thanks to the Dunning-Kruger effect, it’s likely that the people who are most confident and assertive in their proclamations are actually THE LEAST QUALIFIED to make those proclamations. So, for me at least, a teacher, preacher, writer or speaker of any sort who can SOMEHOW couch their assertions in an admission of incomplete knowledge or understanding is the person I’m most willing to listen to.
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