Chauffeur Knowledge

Don’t take News Anchors seriously

News Anchor

Two types of knowledge:

  • Real knowledge
  • Chauffeur knowledge

Knowledge from people who have learned to put on a show

Maybe they have a great voice or good hair, but the knowledge they espouse is not their own. They reel off eloquent words as if reading from a script.

Unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to separate true knowledge from chauffeur knowledge. They make a serious effort to understand the complexity of a subject and to communicate it.

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