Meaning of Lake Wobegon effect | Babel Free
Definitions
Illusory superiority, that is, the belief that a majority of people are or can be above average.
Examples
““It’s the Lake Wobegon effect,” said Dr. Daniel P. Sulmasy, senior author and a professor of medicine and ethics at the University of Chicago. “If you have⟳ more than 50 percent of patients saying their chances are better than average of avoiding some harm⟳ or obtaining some benefit, they are being unrealistically optimistic because you can’t say⟳ that most people are above average.””
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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