>[!abstract] >The Lake Wobegon effect is a common name for illusory superiority, a natural human tendency to overestimate one's capabilities. The characterization that "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and the children are all above average" has been used to describe a real and pervasive human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others. In one survey of high school students, only 2% of the students reported that they were below average in leadership ability. The authors of a study suggest that what they consider the “Lake Wobegon effect” can in some cases negatively affect doctors' treatment advice when, in planning treatment, doctors portray the patients as “above average”. ("Lake Wobegon", 2025). ## References - Lake Wobegon. (2025, January 1). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake_Wobegon&oldid=1245079489