2006-07-16 11:49:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Because no one else will. Honest !
The people who are experts know it and they don't have to tell anyone.
The BS artists have to tell people to try and get them to believe it.
2006-07-16 12:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of knowledge, technique, or skill whose judgment is accorded authority and status by the public or their peers. Experts have prolonged or intense experience through practice and education in a particular field.
The opposite of an expert is generally known as a layperson, while someone who occupies a middle grade of understanding is generally known as a technician and often employed to assist experts. A person may well be an expert in one field and a layperson in many other fields. The concepts of experts and expertise are debated within the field of epistemology under the general heading of expert knowledge.
In specific fields, the definition of expert is well established by consensus and therefore it is not necessary for an individual to have a professional or academic qualification for them to be accepted as an expert. In this respect, a shepherd with 50 years of experience tending flocks would be widely recognized as having complete expertise in the use and training of sheep dogs and the care of sheep. Another example from computer science is that an expert system may be taught by a human and thereafter considered an expert, often outperforming human beings at particular tasks. In law, an expert witness must be recognized by argument and authority.
The term is widely used informally, with people being described as 'experts' in order to bolster the relative value of their opinion, when no objective criteria for their expertise is available. The term crank is likewise used to disparage opinions. Academic elitism arises when experts become convinced that only their opinion is useful, sometimes on matters beyond their personal expertise.
By a similar token, a fear of experts can arise from the fear of the power of an intellectual elite. In earlier periods of history, simply being able to read made one part of an intellectual elite with remarkable power and influence. The reformation could be attributed to higher literacy rates and the availability of printing, both of which made the knowledge of the religious elite less arcane, and more open to interpretation and debate.
2006-07-16 18:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by Blah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are truly experts, most are not. I would guess those who refer to themselves as experts are not, yet they wanna be, and they have enough clout connection wise to pull the ruse off.
2006-07-16 19:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
The highest grade that can be achieved in marksmanship.
A person who has achieved this grade.
adj. (kspûrt, k-spûrt)
Having, involving, or demonstrating great skill, dexterity, or knowledge as the result of experience or training. See Synonyms at proficient.
2006-07-16 20:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by David G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But I am ... an expert in my field. Go ahead, test me.
2006-07-16 19:17:24 · answer #5 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they have huge egos. the only person who is an expert on me is me no matter what my issues are.
2006-07-16 18:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by Justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always resisted that term, as an ex is a has been, and a spurt is a drip under pressure.
2006-07-16 19:03:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the need to find perfection.....the realm of where God dwells.
2006-07-16 18:53:17 · answer #8 · answered by THE Jester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they're not
2006-07-16 18:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋