Grade my essay! overrated vs underrated

greenhills
Sat, 24 May 2008 18:15:12 +0000

** is it better to be underrated by people than to be overrated by them?**

While no one wants to be underrated, being overrated is definitely worse. If we are depreciated there is always an opportunity to repair the others opinion. On the other hand, if people overestimate ones abilities and one let them down the outcome would be deleterious both for him and for others.

When something or somebody is overrated, much is being expected from them. Thus, when people or products do not meet the demands, they will suffer a magnified criticism. Disappointment often propels anger, which makes the reproach exaggerated or even unjustified. A good illustration could be the problem of highly acclaimed new music band. We can often hear about debuts in the entertainment industry, which seem to promise long-lasting celebrities. However in most of the cases, after recording few albums the bands disappear from the music scene. The public could be enraged even after one unfortunate concert. In such situations the media fuels the dissatisfaction, ending the carrier of the musicians.

Moreover, the disillusionment is detrimental to an overrated person as well. A perfect example could be any top student. In most of the cases such a student succeeds in most competitions and receives the highest grades in the class. However, if the student once fails in some of the standardize test, the results could be catastrophic. While used to success, the student might not cope with the failure that he ended with. Being overrated by teachers and parent also does not help him. The diminished pride and the feeling that he disappointed someone’s expectation could let to even a serious depression, and definitely to loss of confidence.

Contrastingly, if someone is underrated at the beginning, despite the fact that he or she might be discontent with the public opinion, this dissatisfaction can only motivate him or her to excel. Eventually, when such a person achieves success, others could be much more impressed than usually because they were taken totally by surprise. Furthermore, because a person has already overcome criticism he or she is immune to the public discontent. Opposed to those who are overrated, underrated people could only improve themselves and their image in the eyes of others.

In brief, being appreciated more than you deserve is worse than being underrated. While your abilities are overestimated, you could suffer mental problems when failing, but when your efforts are not admired enough you would only zealously seek the opportunity to improve. In other words, failing when you are underrated, you lose nothing, but when being overrated, everything. Moreover, when an highly acclaimed person succeeds, there is no special interest in that, but when a dark horse wins all eyes are directed towards him.