Explains study about human intelligence from @womp_tomp

The speaker recounts a psychological study where 30% of participants failed to understand the conservation of volume when orange juice was poured into a smaller glass. He uses this study as an analogy to argue that a significant portion of the population lacks basic conceptual understanding, comparing it to a child's grasp of object permanence. He concludes by advising viewers to remember this cognitive limitation when engaging in arguments, as some people may be incapable of understanding complex logical concepts.

Creator: @womp_tomp on Instagram

Video format

Yap

Video outline

  1. State a surprising study.
  2. Explain the cognitive flaw.
  3. Apply to a relatable scenario.
  4. Deliver a dismissive punchline.

Hook overview

Introduce a simple, intriguing real-world experiment or study to create immediate curiosity about its purpose and outcome.

Title hook

THEY DID A

Verbal hook

Did a study where they've had, orange juice poured from one glass into, like, a smaller glass...

Visual hook

Direct-to-camera close-up shot of the speaker in a car, creating an intimate and personal feel that immediately focuses attention on his message.

Hook strategies

  1. credibility
  2. curiosity-open-loops

Payoff

The Dismissive Conclusion. Deliver a blunt, definitive, and often coarse final statement that dismisses the 'failing' group as unreachable, providing the viewer with a sense of validation and a memorable, shareable punchline.

Narrative framework

The Cognitive Gap Framework

Narrative framework logic

To illustrate a common frustration by presenting a simple, surprising cognitive test that a large portion of the population allegedly fails, thereby reframing the frustration as an unbridgeable intellectual gap.

Narrative framework breakdown

  • frameworkName: The Cognitive Gap Framework
  • frameworkType: Standard Narrative
  • coreLogic: To illustrate a common frustration by presenting a simple, surprising cognitive test that a large portion of the population allegedly fails, thereby reframing the frustration as an unbridgeable intellectual gap.
  • confidence: 95
  • pendingStatus: created

Topics: Psychology, Communication

Concepts: Case Study Reminder, Anecdotal Philosophy

Formats: Yap

Elements: Text Overlay, Jump Cut

Account types: Personal Brand

Transcript excerpt

Did a study where they've had, orange juice poured from one glass into, like, a smaller glass, and it and it made it look like there was more orange juice. And then they asked tier participants, like, is that more orange juice? And, like, 30% of them in The United States, it was, like, 30% of the population was, like, yeah. That's more orange juice. Even though they watch the same amount be poured from one glass to the next glass. Meaning, they can't conceptualize, like, the permanence of, like, volume or something, which is just keep that in mind when you're arguing with anybody. Like, they might be one of those people. But if you don't no, like, that's, like, basic that's one step above object permanence. You're basically fighting with people who go, oh my gosh, when you play peekaboo with them, and you're trying to get them to understand, like, the difference between, like, a theoretical statement and an actual one, like, logical syllogisms. I was actually talking descriptively. They don't know what the fuck you're saying.

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