overconfidence

• “Another reason for overconfidence is that lawyers may know the arguments in favor of their client much better than the arguments against.”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » Your Lawyer’s Wrong:

• “Even after noting that overconfidence is a death sentence on this show, he nonetheless began spouting the sort of overconfident crap that the Gods of Survivor, that is, Palin's Pimp, aka Mark Burnett, always slaps down hard: We're good for a minimum two to three more Tribals. ...”

  The Huffington Post: Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens : Neither Tea Nor Sympathy.

• “Success breeds overconfidence is once again proven my Marcus Frind.”

  Do VC Backed Founders actually make any money? « The Paradigm Shift

• “GREENFIELD: Now maybe this is the traditional second term overconfidence that tends to afflict White Houses.”

  CNN Transcript May 30, 2006

• “GREENFIELD: Now, maybe this is the traditional second term overconfidence that tends to afflict White Houses.”

  CNN Transcript May 30, 2006

• “Obviously, the word overconfidence comes to mind, but I don't think so.”

  Archive 2004-10-01

• “After Berlin defeat, Isinbayeva vows no more 'overconfidence' - ÅF Golden League”

  IAAF.org - News

• “The same overconfidence occurs when experienced writers or academics working on books or research papers estimate the time of completion.”

  Simon & Schuster: Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation

• “They overinvested; they overspent for all these assets; they overstretched themselves, because of hubris, which is defined as overconfidence, a sort of arrogant, slightly insolent view of your own abilities.”

  Japanophobia: The Myth of the invincible Japanese

• “Call it a Freudian slip, call it overconfidence emerging from a big win in the Florida Republican primary, call it a classic, out-of-touch-sounding "Rich Romney" gaffe.”

  CNN.com

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