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In 2001, Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk won a championship and, when asked how he felt, responded with the unusual phrase "I'm feel. I'm very feel." This use of "feel" as a noun emphasizes the Sensation attribute, indicating an overwhelming state of bodily-sensory perception after becoming heavyweight champion.
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I'm feel. I'm very feel.
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In 2001, Ukrainian professional boxer Oleksandr Usyk won a contest against a rival opponent and proceeded to give an interview.
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When asked how he felt about becoming the world champion, Usyk said, "I'm feel. I'm very feel."
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Words like "feel" represent the Sensation attribute, and Usyk's uncommon use of the verb "to feel" as a noun represents a form of emphasis.
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That's why Usyk's language reflects an Ultra-High Sensation score.
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Here's the full clip.
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Oleksandr, how do you feel? Heavyweight champion of the world.
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I'm feel. I'm very feel.
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What's that?
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Heavyweight champions.
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On June 15, 2012, South Korean K-pop artist Psy stunned the world with the release of his hit single called "Gangnam Style (강남스타일)." The viral music video features lots of action, amusing dance routines, and bright colors. The lyrics of the song discuss the culture of affluent individuals in the Gangnam region of South Korea. Moreso, Psy's lyrics describe nightlife, his behavior, attitudes towards potential romantic partners, and his affluent lifestyle. Psy's inclusion of enough details without disclosing more sensitive information demonstrates a typical example of the Specificity attribute.
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LINGA is a psycholinguistics technology company that provides authorship identity verification as a service via our proprietary Linguistic Fingerprint™ technology. Through the LINGA web application, guests complete writing prompts in order to build their Linguistic Fingerprint™. Once built, guests can discover their true selves as expressed in the form-factor of writing. Guests can also scan written documents in order to generate a unique Authorship Verification Certificate, which is certified by LINGA and available as a downloadable PDF file. This certificate indicates whether or not the scanned document matches our guest's Linguistic Fingerprint™, and is backed by our $1,000,000 Authorship Integrity Defense Guarantee (SM · Terms apply). Individual guests can use LINGA to verify and defend authorship integrity for important written works like books, articles, papers, speeches, and more.
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In the hit poker movie Rounders (1998), soon-to-be dropout law school student Mike McDermott is facing a stressful poker game against Teddy KGB, a Russian mobster with his own poker club. Mike previously lost his funds to Teddy KGB and has loan sharks after him. During the final poker showdown between the two, Mike is folding good hands because he notices that Teddy KGB has him beat when he splits open and eats an Oreo cookie. This cue allowed Mike to dominate most of the hands until Teddy KGB figured it out. The outburst indicates that the Russian realized his own tell. In using phrases like "Lays down a monster. The f*** did you lay that down. Should have paid me off ...," Teddy vocalizes his own inability to use cues, logical reasoning, and predictive consideration. This is reinforced by the expletives. Teddy KGB's self-admitted mistake after speaking in a confident manner demonstrates a near-bottom example of the Inference attribute.
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In the movie Sex and the City (2008), Carrie is about to get married to John James Preston, or Mr. Big, and he gets cold feet while watching Carrie in his limousine. Carrie and Mr. Big speak on the phone and he tells her that he can't get married to her. Then, Mr. Big changes his mind as he is being driven and spots Carrie in the car on the other side of the road. They both pull over, get out, and confront one another. Although Mr. Big apologizes and seems as though he wants to get married – the events were too much for Carrie to bear – and she lashes out with her words and flowers at Mr. Big. She explains how she knew that he was going to do that, and how he humiliated her, all before Carrie's friends take her back into a vehicle and exit. Carrie's tears, physical aggression, and feelings of humiliation highlight an extreme instance of the Emotion attribute.
