I am glad the text decided to tackle this subject this week. After reading the criteria the text refers to in its equation to defining an expert, I can assure everyone that I am no expert on this matter. When I watch the news, I can't help but pay close attention when news anchors interview "supposed experts" in a particular area. Is it credible to call anyone an expert at anything? Is that particular person so correct all the time that they earn the title of expert? If you answered "yes" to the first two questions, then it's safe to say there are "experts on being an expert?"
The one thing I could easily relate to is the fact that experts must excel in their own area of comfort. For the life of me, I don't know how a person can be labeled an expert on particular subject area if they lack real life experience in that specific area. Let me give you an example.
Brad Daugherty is a former NBA all-star player. He played 10+ seasons in the NBA and then went on to become a college basketball/NBA analyst for ESPN. Now, I see him on ESPN's Nascar coverage and he is referred to as a Nascar "expert."
Every time I see him on television, I ask myself, "How is this guy a Nascar expert when he has never set foot in a car during competition? He's been on record and states his "genuine love and passion" for the sport, but does that make him an expert? I love baseball, but I don' think anyone is going to label me as an "expert" on the subject.
I wonder who was coined the first "expert."
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