To be fair, the author does not successfully make their case that "feigned" surprise (how does one know enough about the mental state of another person to make that assumption anyways?) is always negative or always bad.
Funny, in that an article about not making assumptions is packed with them, not the least of which is the assumption that someone who is visibly surprised when you don't know something is expressing some kind of superiority or belittling.
Funny, in that an article about not making assumptions is packed with them, not the least of which is the assumption that someone who is visibly surprised when you don't know something is expressing some kind of superiority or belittling.