David Dunning Summary

Within this section of the piece the author, David Dunning, describes the misconceptions we carry from birth to adulthood. He first starts with describing the common attributes that children hold regarding natural intuition. Stating that some ideas are effective and needed, he also bring to light the point that adolescents often harbour misbeliefs that they will retain through their entire life. Enclosed in the second idea lies the explanation behind purpose driven reasoning. To best understand this type of rational it is best to understand an example. The author uses the example of ideas such as “The ozone layer is present to protect the Earth from U.V rays” when in actuality it is nothing more than a coincidence that the life giving blanket