The concluding remarks from Dunning and Kruger's paper make me chuckle:<p><i>In sum, we present this article as an exploration into why people tend to hold overly optimistic and miscalibrated views about themselves. We propose that those with limited knowledge in a domain suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach mistaken conclusions and make regrettable errors, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it. Although we feel we have done a competent job in making a strong case for this analysis, studying it empirically, and drawing out relevant implications, our thesis leaves us with one haunting worry that we cannot vanquish. That worry is that this article may contain faulty logic, methodological errors, or poor communication. Let us assure our readers that to the extent this article is imperfect, it is not a sin we have committed knowingly.</i><p>I put the link in another comment already, but here's a copy of the paper in html format for anyone interested: <a href="http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/contrib/unskilled.html" rel="nofollow">http://gagne.homedns.org/~tgagne/contrib/unskilled.html</a>