Why do people trust confident people even when they are wrong?
Certainty is persuasive long before it is correct.
One person hesitates.\n\nAnother speaks boldly.\n\nThe room follows the second.\n\nThe hidden mechanism is confident mistakes.\n\nHumans seek certainty instinctively.\n\nConfidence feels like competence.\n\nDoubt feels risky.\n\nPeople think truth wins arguments.\n\nVery often, certainty wins first.
