The physicist Muarry Gell-Mann noticed this and remarked:
I open the newspaper and notice an article on physics, a subject I know well. The text of the article is unbelievable, often times its clear that the journalist no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Possibly even missing the entire point of the "experiment" he is reporting on. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward -- reversing cause and effect. A "wet streets cause rain" situation. Feeling exasperated and frustrated I will angrily flip to a new page and read a seemingly well-researched and enlightening article on the Palestinian / Israel conflict.
His point was, when you know a subject deeply the reporting of it is crazily bad....when you don't know alot about the subject its seems reasonable and enlightening. This was later termed as the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect
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Yes! I had no idea there was a term for it. In my case the article would have the charges wrong, the evidence wrong, and often even the wrong court.
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I always forget the name of this effect (Dunning-Krugger always pops into my head, even though I know it's wrong). Thanks for saving me the trouble of looking it up.
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