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'''Mederia''' is a scholar from [[Roshar]]. |
'''Mederia''' is a scholar from [[Roshar]]. |
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| − | They wrote arguments which [[Shallan]] |
+ | They wrote arguments which [[Shallan]] believed to be overconfident in relation to the amount of factual content backing them up, leading her to coin the phrase 'errorgant'.{{book ref|sa1|29}} [[Jasnah]] explained to Shallan that Mederia's writings were an example of a larger trend known as the "Assuredness Movement" in which scholars intentionally overstated their case in order to to provoke discussion on a given topic.{{book ref|sa1|29}} |
== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 22:40, 11 September 2019
| Mederia | |
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| Profession | Scholar |
| Homeworld | Roshar |
| Universe | Cosmere |
Mederia is a scholar from Roshar.
They wrote arguments which Shallan believed to be overconfident in relation to the amount of factual content backing them up, leading her to coin the phrase 'errorgant'.[1] Jasnah explained to Shallan that Mederia's writings were an example of a larger trend known as the "Assuredness Movement" in which scholars intentionally overstated their case in order to to provoke discussion on a given topic.[1]