Does the average person really see themselves more attractive than average?

To the horror of many angsty teenagers, young adults, and less young adults in comments sections, a claim has been circulating around social media that the average person tends to over-estimate their attractiveness.

I'm not sure if on average people really think they are above average in terms of appearance.

From what I understand, that thought is based on the average self-rating being above 5, with the mode answer being 6 or 7. A figure saying this I would fully believe.

However, I think when asked about a scale of 1-10 people see 1 as extremely unattractive and 10 as extremely attractive absolutely as opposed to relatively, and therefore that a lot of people would rate the average person above 5. 

Also, on camera or when being asked by others I think a lot of people would be inclined to say a slightly higher number than they really think to avoid potential attention or avoid to being perceived as attention-seeking.

That said, while I don't think it necessarily is as poignant in determining how people percieve themselves as it is something taken, I do think that people being asked to rate themselves on a scale of 1-10 makes for an interesting social experiment, and even valuable one as it gives insight on how people approach the subject of self-image and how they feel in their own skin.

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