One is what psychologists call “epistemic confidence,” or certainty. How sure you are about what’s true? If you say, “I’m 99% positive he’s lying” or “I guarantee this will work,” you’re displaying epistemic confidence.
Then there’s “social confidence,” or self-assuredness. If you speak as if you’re worth listening to , you’re displaying social confidence.
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