The Art of Faking Intelligence: A Beginner’s Guide

The Top 6 Signs of a Highly Pretentious Person

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Are you tired of being seen as a regular person?

Do you want to be perceived as highly intelligent and superior to others?

Look no further!

Time to stand out from the crowd.

1- Desperately Seeking to Intellectually Humiliate

The pretentious know that they must appear knowledgeable in order to truly convey their superiority.

They will often use obscure references and complex terminology to confuse others and make them feel inferior.

They know that exposing others’ ignorance is a sign of strength, not weakness. It’s all about the optics, you know?

• So, start your conversations with phrases like “Well, actually…” or “I’m surprised you don’t know this, but…” and watch as people cower in your presence.

2- They are Masters of Obfuscation

If there’s one thing that pretentious people love, it’s making things more complicated than they need to be.

They will use jargon and technical language whenever possible, even if it doesn’t actually add anything to the…