👉 Overpoise is a term used in linguistics and psychology to describe the phenomenon where people tend to make judgments about someone's intelligence based on their appearance rather than their actual abilities or achievements. This can be seen as an example of stereotyping, where individuals are judged more highly based on their physical characteristics rather than on their mental qualities. In everyday language, "overpoise" refers to a person being perceived as superior or less intelligent simply because they have an attractive physical appearance. It is often
