confession of ignorance

Example Sentences

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While we have no reason to dispute Kennedy’s confession of ignorance about the nation’s security, we do know a great deal more than he lets on.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019

I also knew that universities did not reward ignorance, or the confession of ignorance, and so I kept my ignorance to myself and pretended that I knew what I was doing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2017

To doubt his royalty and power was a confession of ignorance or cowardice.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard

It is shown in detail that the various theological explanations of the dealings of God with man, when logically pressed, issue in a confession of ignorance.

From A History of Freedom of Thought by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)

You are strong enough to say, 'I don't know,' and a confession of ignorance is a step toward wisdom.

From The Colossus A Novel by Read, Opie Percival