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Here's How to Tell Within 10 Seconds If Someone Isn't as Smart as They Think (or Hope to Appear)

One click is all it takes to start thinking you know more than you do and making other people believe it too.

By JEFF HADEN, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, INC.COM, @jeff_haden

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Here's How to Tell Within 10 Seconds If Someone Isn't as Smart as They Think (or Hope to Appear)

One click is all it takes to start thinking you know more than you do and making other people believe it too.

By JEFF HADEN

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