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TIL The Dr. Fox Effect is when students see an educator as more intelligent/informative because of their charm/warmth as opposed to their actual intelligence or teaching ability. Nonverbal behaviors were notably able to completely mask a meaningless, jargon-filled, and confused presentation.

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