Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis

Some people publicly pretend to be experts while not being ones. They are pseudoexperts, and their presence seems to be ubiquitous in the current cultural landscape. This manuscript explores the nature and mechanisms of pseudoexpertise. We first provide a conceptual analysis of pseudoexperts based o...

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Autores principales:	Joffrey Fuhrer, Florian Cova, Nicolas Gauvrit, Sebastian Dieguez
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	expertise pseudoscience pseudoexpertise culture epistemology cognition Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:df3b70e657b247909be216c0ebafd1082021-11-11T09:18:20ZPseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.732666https://doaj.org/article/df3b70e657b247909be216c0ebafd1082021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.732666/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Some people publicly pretend to be experts while not being ones. They are pseudoexperts, and their presence seems to be ubiquitous in the current cultural landscape. This manuscript explores the nature and mechanisms of pseudoexpertise. We first provide a conceptual analysis of pseudoexperts based on prototypical cases of pseudoexpertise and recent philosophical work on the concept of expertise. This allows us to propose a definition that captures real-world cases of pseudoexpertise, distinguishes it from related but different concepts such as pseudoscience, and highlights what is wrong with pseudoexpertise. Next, based on this conceptual analysis, we propose a framework for further research on pseudoexpertise, built on relevant empirical and theoretical approaches to cultural cognition. We provide exploratory answers to three questions: why is there pseudoexpertise at all; how can pseudoexperts be successful despite not being experts; and what becomes of pseudoexperts in the long run. Together, these conceptual and theoretical approaches to pseudoexpertise draw a preliminary framework from which to approach the very troubling problem posed by persons usurping the capacities and reputations of genuine experts.Joffrey FuhrerFlorian CovaNicolas GauvritSebastian DieguezFrontiers Media S.A.articleexpertisepseudosciencepseudoexpertisecultureepistemologycognitionPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	Some people publicly pretend to be experts while not being ones. They are pseudoexperts, and their presence seems to be ubiquitous in the current cultural landscape. This manuscript explores the nature and mechanisms of pseudoexpertise. We first provide a conceptual analysis of pseudoexperts based on prototypical cases of pseudoexpertise and recent philosophical work on the concept of expertise. This allows us to propose a definition that captures real-world cases of pseudoexpertise, distinguishes it from related but different concepts such as pseudoscience, and highlights what is wrong with pseudoexpertise. Next, based on this conceptual analysis, we propose a framework for further research on pseudoexpertise, built on relevant empirical and theoretical approaches to cultural cognition. We provide exploratory answers to three questions: why is there pseudoexpertise at all; how can pseudoexperts be successful despite not being experts; and what becomes of pseudoexperts in the long run. Together, these conceptual and theoretical approaches to pseudoexpertise draw a preliminary framework from which to approach the very troubling problem posed by persons usurping the capacities and reputations of genuine experts.
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title	Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis
title_short	Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis
title_full	Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis
title_fullStr	Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis
title_sort	pseudoexpertise: a conceptual and theoretical analysis
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Pseudoexpertise: A Conceptual and Theoretical Analysis

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