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auto-56028bb3ed2c-02 · v1

Does using filler words like 'um', 'like', or 'you know' actually make you seem less intelligent, or is there more to it?

Mechanism: misconception, explanation

Payoff: Explaining what filler words really indicate about thinking—and busting the myth that they simply mean someone is less smart.

Factual: pendingApproval: pending1 evidence links

Performance

79.96× medianBaseline: 35

Evidence

1youtube

Duplicates

2Exact component-level matches

Limitations

0No missing signal is coerced to zero
Evidence1
youtube · youtube.video
qKLuiXut3MwOpen source
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