Technique #3: The Pretentious Pontification
Also known as "The Art of Sounding More Intelligent than You Are," this technique involves using overly complex vocabulary and sentence structures to confuse and intimidate your conversational opponents.
Example:
"As I was saying, the synergy between the paradigmatic shifts in the zeitgeist of modern society necessitates a dialectical approach to deconstructional analysis, thereby rendering the notion of a fixed identity anachronistic."
Effectiveness: 9/10 (may require additional training in Jesuitical doublespeak)
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