It feels good to be right, like getting the correct answer to a TV quiz show or proving someone wrong in the middle of an argument. However, some people present their statements so confidently without thinking they could ever be wrong, which puts them in embarrassing situations far more often than they’d like to admit.
The Reddit community Confidently Incorrect collects these laugh-worthy moments from all over the internet. We’re featuring them today yet again as proof that people’s ‘I’m always right’ gene seems to have no bounds. Scroll down to find the crème de la crème of incorrect statements people shared without hesitation online, and don’t forget to let us know your thoughts below!
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The English Major
This sprang to my mind immediately -> https://www.businessinsider.com/mansplain-vulva-gynecologist-twitter-2019-3
So… I Guess There Are No Real Tests For Any Illnesses At All?
Gosh, this is so stupid. And that idiot also completely ignores the fact that a contagious disease might not be deadly for you, but potentially to others around you. The Covid pandemic really brought out the worst in some people.
Apparently Dough Doesn't Rise
Maybe he confused the "oven" with the "dryer" and his 100% cotton pizza shrunk?
We all like to believe that we are logical and rational creatures. However, in reality, humans are subject to preconceived judgments that unconsciously influence our decisions.
When we overconfidently think we’re right and can’t seem to accept the fact that we’re not, we’re experiencing confirmation bias.
Betty Has No Mrna
I think there's a lot of things they don't know.
American Architecture > European Architecture
Triple Facepalm
As trusted online mental health resource Verywell Mind explained, “Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that favors information that confirms your previously existing beliefs or biases.”
A cognitive bias is a systematic thinking error that occurs in our minds when our brain attempts to simplify information about our surroundings. Processing all the data available to us takes a lot of time and energy, so our brains pick the details that agree with our pre-existing opinions and knowledge. They act as general rules that help us make sense of the world and reach decisions quicker.
The Holy Trinity Of Trying To Teach Someone What Prefixes Are
Oh My Sweet Summer Child
Oh God, This Thread Goes On For 600 More Replies
Water is an element...just ask Katara or any other water-bender! 🌊
Let’s have a look at an example that illustrates confirmation bias better. Imagine that you believe that Kamala Harris is a better choice for US president than Donald Trump. Chances are that you will seek information that showcases the candidate you support in a positive light while dismissing any facts that might have a negative effect on their image.
"Yep!"
Georgia
That was a problem during the 2020 US elections if I remember. People claimed there was election fraud because of the number of votes from Georgia, the state was too high. People had Googled “the number of people in Georgia” and the country results showed. Where had the millions of extra votes come from?
Stay In School, Kids
Once you're confronted with new information about Harris that confirms what you already believe, you’ll be more likely to accept it as true, overlook any flaws in it, incorporate it into your belief system, and remember it later to support your opinion during a discussion. On the other hand, if the new facts contradict your view of the candidate, you’ll be more likely to get defensive about it, criticise it and forget it later on.
An Argument Over What’s Part Of Africa And What’s Not
Maps are like dinosaurs -- fake. Made-up nonsense made exclusively to teach our children lies. Oh, and gravity. Gravity is also fake.
Paycheck/Paycheque
Woke Up To This Conversation Between My Co-Owner And A New Member
Due to our tendency to dismiss data that isn’t compatible with our belief system, it can impair our logic and decisions and lead to poor choices. For instance, if we’re convinced that a certain investment is beneficial for us, we might ignore the red flags saying it’s not. Or if we are set on getting a job at a particular company, we may dismiss the signs showing it's a toxic work environment.
Somebody Refuses To Learn Junior High School Astronomy
Men Are Missing A Rib, Just Google It
Ok. So which one of you wimmin has got my rib and can I have it back, please?
I Don’t Think That’s How It Works
Prematurely? Obviously, before the brain had a chance to form.
There’s no way to eliminate confirmation bias, as it happens due to the natural way our brains work. On a positive note, it can make us feel confident in our beliefs and preserve or build our self-esteem. This also helps us stay certain and secure in our environment.
Physical Isn’t Actually Assault
Good News! Woman Can't Die Anymore!
Today I Learned Oslo Is In Sweden
Even though this way of thinking can’t be entirely removed, we can take steps to avoid it. First, it’s important to accept that we have biases that impact our decisions. It’s in our nature to use mental shortcuts that allow us to make judgments more efficiently, but it also means that we tend to disregard facts that contradict our views.
Someone Skipped Biology
T-Rex: "Hmmm, that Triceratops looks tasty, but I only eat fish and salads, so I'll just invite him over for tofu and a bowl of couscous. "
How Dare They Use French In France…
To be fair that does look like English, but surely he would be able to tell that that word is french? Or maybe he is just tired?
Finally Found One
Then, when looking for information, thoroughly consider all the evidence available rather than just seeing data that confirms your opinion. Use credible sources and read them entirely before drawing any conclusions. Pointing out biases in others (respectfully, of course!) can additionally help an individual think more critically.
Most Peaceful Man
Poor Sod Doesn’t Know What An Idiom Is
Nice that idioms and idiots sometimes come together to celebrate their relationship.
A Silly Person Not Understanding Physics
Now show us what happens when all the ice on land melts.
I've been reliably informed that the ice on Antarctica won't melt because it's really cold there. So I guess we're safe? 🤔
Load More Replies...Silly. Since the Earth is flat, the extra water will just slide right off.
I understand the confusion, and I think education is important. Most of the world's ice is locked up in Antarctica. If you watch videos, you'll see that it's piled up, forming cliffs. In fact, it's the tallest continent, averaging 8,200 feet high on average. If that melts, yes, water levels will rise hundreds of feet. And yes, it's freezing cold (haha), BUT it's surrounded by ocean, which is by definition above freezing. That ocean also flows underneath Antarctica; heated just a few degrees, it can, and is, melting enough to break off huge chunks of Antarctica, which can then float north to much warmer temperatures, and melt entirely. Tell people to Google "Doomsday Glacier."
ice is less dense than water, hence it floats. The molecular bonds spread the molecules out more = less dense. This is why when you put a jar of water in the freezer, it bursts open and shatters. Hence, as it melts, the greater volume in image 1 is reduced in volume in image 2, because the greater space used by the ice is now lesser. Simple.
But the level remains the same. You seem to be totally missing the point here.
Load More Replies...Again, I need to write this down, could definitely use this argument sometime down the road. . . or maybe not. . .! lol . . .! :-)
Prove Global Warming False Challenge: Put a cookie on a pile of ice in a bowl. Set it in the window for 3 days. Then on the third day eat the cookie livestream as proof.
Also (although it is a minor factor) a floating object displaces its own weight in water. Ice cubes are freshwater ice floating in fresh water, so displace the exact amount of water that is in the ice cube. Icebergs are fresh water ice floating in sea water. Fresh water is less dense than salt water so if an iceberg melts the volume of the sea does increase very slightly (and the ocean is very marginally less salty). (A further big factor is that as water gets warmer it expands.)
Stop getting crazy about climate changing. We can't change anything. Climate is changing since the beginning of the planet. It was raining for almost 2 million years without much stopping until a thousand years where the 1s precedent of Humans appeared, after the disappearance of dinosaurs. A decade ago, a scientist was researching about glaciers and found out a glacier in the Andes at Ecuador was formed almost instantly, in a very short time, due to a sudden and extreme decrease of temperature enclosing the fern in ice as if they were in one of those acrilic paperweights. The ferns were perfectly preserved as with IQF. Many changes occurred in our planet before we existed and before we invented the machines and before we were billions. And the good thing is we always find the way to better our lives, that's how progress happens. The 1st WW gave us many good things apart from the awful loss of lives and WWII also gave us a lot of progress besides the losses.
Technological, medical, financial, social, political improvements created by or for war were introduced in everybodies lives. From hardship come good changes too. Don't let mercenaries make your life misery with their agenda of dispair. There's hope, and Humanity isn't the problem as those criminals want you to think. There's hope. And people doesn't have to die as they want you to believe. There was a time when the air was very poluted and we managed to get it clean. Rivers were polluted also, and they were cleaned. This shall pass too. Everything passes.
Load More Replies..."Even if we can't change others' biases, remember they may be at play when we find ourselves in a disagreement with someone who seems very entrenched in their own viewpoint," licensed psychologist David Susman, PhD, explains. "Rather than confronting them directly about how inaccurate or irrational we think they are, it's often more productive to present facts and information in a nondirective way and ask them to consider an alternative point of view or some point of compromise."
Guy Thinks That The Democratic And Republic Parties Haven’t Had Political Shifts In Over 150 Years
That’s One Way To Approach The Topic I Guess…
Why are some christians so dumb. The bible doesnt teach you everything. The bible only teaches you some moral stuff. GO TO SCHOOL IDIOT.
Bro Doubled Down And Had The Audacity To Tell Others To “Educate” Themselves
Yeah but no. The UK is a sovereign nation made up of three countries and one province (Northern Ireland). Great Britain is a country made up of three countries (England, Scotland and Wales). This is why, in some sporting events we compete as 'Great Britain & Northern Ireland'. Northern Ireland is NOT a country in of itself. As a British person with Irish Citizenship (Republic of Ireland). I can confirm that this shìt gets veeeeery complicated if you look into it enough... Complicated enough that the OP was neither totally correct... Or totally incorrect.
50 Years Is A Long Time To Be So Wrong
I'm actually curious about what evil thing mated with a wolf that created the chihuahua
*you're
“You’ve Gotten Off Lucky”. The Smugness Is K*lling Me
I'm Embarrassed Grown Adults Can Be Brainwashed
Even with Trump out of power for the past 4 years America is slowly turning into the next Nazi Germany. Please listen to the rest of the world once and vote for Kamala Harris
Transphobe Embarrasses Themselves
Yeah, only males have "Adams apples", otherwise they'd be called "Eves apples"....everyone knows that!!
Mmh-Hmm
Guy Thinks America Wasn't Founded In 1776 And You Can Only Be One Of Three Christian Denominations
What Causes Strep Throat?
Well, viral strep is definitely not contagious... because it doesn't exist
This Sh*t
Isn't my twin and I correct? (dont downvote me, just correct me if im wrong) Edit: It is me and my twin, as said by Not-a-Clue
“Barista” Confidently Incorrectly Thinks There’s No Difference Between A Latte And A Cappuccino
I'm so infuriated by all this ignorance, I need to have a lie down now.
These were rather painful. The worst part is the sheer arrogance of the people who are wrong and their inability to look at anything that doesn't fit their preconceived notions. Ouch.
Usually, smart people aren’t that sure of anything. Only fools think they sit on The Ultimate Truth.
Load More Replies...People aren't any dumber that they use to be, we just get to hear from more of them than ever before.
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid people are full of confidence"
Maybe intelligent people know there is always more to discover and learn. The stupid people think everything has been discovered already.
Load More Replies...After reading all of these & became even more pro-choice than ever. This amount of stupidity should not be passed on to a new generation. 🤭
It has been proven by research that the vast majority of low-IQ Americans vote for candidates of one particular party. I don't even need to mention the party because the intelligent already know and the dumb ones will name the incorrect party in a reply. 💀
This is what happens when you don't have school standards. Unschooling, homeschooling (not all but many)
Can't tell you how many times as an American, I've had maga deny to me the parties switched during the southern strategy era and say it never happened. They love to call themselves the party of Lincoln still and ignore every other part of history. LESSON ONE IS NEVER ARGUE WITH THE UNEDUCATED
I've never gotten any of them to explain why all the confederate flags at Trump rallies. Does he really have all those Democrats following him?
Load More Replies...I honestly kinda hate living in the world now because there is WAY too much drama, people are getting SO STUPID, and life just isn't what it used to be since the only thing people think is fun is watching tiktok, I hope the government bans it since people's mental capacity is so low now. The politics are also so crazy, and literally 10 year olds are on tiktok and at sephora and acting like they are so old which makes them SO entitled and they are SPOILED BRATS.
This is what the MAGA have in store for the rest of America if they win in November. Fight ignorance, vote blue.
Everyone has incorrect information. The mature thing is to take feedback and research it before assuming that the feedback was wrong. I often find I either misinterpreted the topic or my own information was in error.
I don't know why this was down-voted but I fixed it for you.
Load More Replies...Oh my god that was exhausting! The confidence level of idiots is mind blowing!
I knew going into this that I'd probably be annoyed by stupidity and yup.
This site is the same pile of feces as always. That's why attracts so many of those treacherous rats that burn the American flag and hate the Jewish citizens.
I'm so infuriated by all this ignorance, I need to have a lie down now.
These were rather painful. The worst part is the sheer arrogance of the people who are wrong and their inability to look at anything that doesn't fit their preconceived notions. Ouch.
Usually, smart people aren’t that sure of anything. Only fools think they sit on The Ultimate Truth.
Load More Replies...People aren't any dumber that they use to be, we just get to hear from more of them than ever before.
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid people are full of confidence"
Maybe intelligent people know there is always more to discover and learn. The stupid people think everything has been discovered already.
Load More Replies...After reading all of these & became even more pro-choice than ever. This amount of stupidity should not be passed on to a new generation. 🤭
It has been proven by research that the vast majority of low-IQ Americans vote for candidates of one particular party. I don't even need to mention the party because the intelligent already know and the dumb ones will name the incorrect party in a reply. 💀
This is what happens when you don't have school standards. Unschooling, homeschooling (not all but many)
Can't tell you how many times as an American, I've had maga deny to me the parties switched during the southern strategy era and say it never happened. They love to call themselves the party of Lincoln still and ignore every other part of history. LESSON ONE IS NEVER ARGUE WITH THE UNEDUCATED
I've never gotten any of them to explain why all the confederate flags at Trump rallies. Does he really have all those Democrats following him?
Load More Replies...I honestly kinda hate living in the world now because there is WAY too much drama, people are getting SO STUPID, and life just isn't what it used to be since the only thing people think is fun is watching tiktok, I hope the government bans it since people's mental capacity is so low now. The politics are also so crazy, and literally 10 year olds are on tiktok and at sephora and acting like they are so old which makes them SO entitled and they are SPOILED BRATS.
This is what the MAGA have in store for the rest of America if they win in November. Fight ignorance, vote blue.
Everyone has incorrect information. The mature thing is to take feedback and research it before assuming that the feedback was wrong. I often find I either misinterpreted the topic or my own information was in error.
I don't know why this was down-voted but I fixed it for you.
Load More Replies...Oh my god that was exhausting! The confidence level of idiots is mind blowing!
I knew going into this that I'd probably be annoyed by stupidity and yup.
This site is the same pile of feces as always. That's why attracts so many of those treacherous rats that burn the American flag and hate the Jewish citizens.