Although some even many people may be attempting to "convey an inverted sense of importance" that by no means proves that there are no humble opinions.

I think of it as merely an idiom. Nothing more than a use of our language. And, while I have opinions -- and some of them very strong -- I don't consider myself more important than others.

I agree. It's passive aggressive.

I humbley disagree! ☺

I use this or similar expressions (in my native language) to show that it is a weak statement, not properly rooted on good sources or a gut feeling.
Like telling that according to MARI "most of things happens this way" (MARI means My Ass Research Institute).

When I use that phrase, I mean for it to imply that I may be wrong, but.......

Well, in my humble opinion.......never mind, too easy

I tend to use the acronym IMNSO opinion to refer to "in my not-so-humble opinion", because I think hard about my opinion before I express that opinion.

OK, instead of saying In my humble opinion maybe I should say "you probably don't want to hear this but..." I don't know about inverted sense of importance, but I'm reasonably smart and full of opinions. And then there is the adage that opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they're usually full of shit.

I am not humble myself, but i recognise it as an attempt to say ' i value your opinion as much as i value my own'. Which is, of course, a lie. But what is the alternative? We just rant at each other ? ?

See your point. To state an opinion is to challenge or argue. Humbility is an adjective in sense of clarifying a state of being.

Agreed. I’ve read many a not-so-humble opinion (yet labeled as such) around here And there’s the, ‘in my opinion’ … I was taught some time back that every thought you describe is your opinion It’s a smarmy attempt of insulating oneself from critical feedback, thinks I..

Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

A little while I commented on a post that I will speak my mind no matter whom it might offend. And I got some negativity from that comment. But to be honest, That comment meant to be a statement of fuck you I will be an ass no matter who I might piss off.

And to get to my point, I'm not sure that this might be "humble" or not, but I always speak the truth as I might know or think.

The humbling part of that I will gladly change my views if the right evidense shows me other wise. to that end, I whill gladly humble to what some one smarter than me might have a better understang than I do. I love to learn from those smarter than I am.

I guess that that notion could be an act of humbleness.

Conventional use...like to abbreviate it to IMHO

I think the use of humble in this case can be a rhetorical device that invites open rapport by indicating that opposing opinions will not be met by defensiveness or hostility.

IMHO

It is just a word. In my humble opinion.

Opinion humbly offered perhaps?

Simply a way of attempting modesty. not the worst attribute to have.