Posted this question the other day and got over 900+ responses

here are the 12 best answers determined by which ones received the most likes

"Mispronouncing words. It usually means someone reads at a higher level than the people around them, and thus they have only seen words in print, not heard them."

— @HC_Richardson

"Explaining things simply vs overcomplicating them."

— @MisterJHuffman

"Changing your mind"

— @realpristinecap

"Saying 'I don’t understand, can you explain that to me again.'"

— @Justin_Casey510

"For lack of a better phrase 'Word jumble.' Ive known some insanely intelligent ppl who, when talking, seem to be erratic and incoherent because their mind is moving so much faster than their ability to speak. Unfortunately u also have charlatans who prey off this trait"

— @QsNot

"Saying less and listening more

Asking a lot of questions

Admitting when you don’t know something

Admitting when you’re wrong and change your POV on a topic

Using your resources/ asking for help instead in of figuring everything out on your own"

— @DeadCaitBounce

"Asking for help."

— @libshipwreck

"Silence. The act of sitting there and absorbing everything and not volunteering your opinion unless you know it’s warranted. It’s something I need to work on and get better at."

— @jubby72

"Changing your position on something when presented with new evidence or shifting circumstances."

— @cgritmon

"Saying 'I don't know enough to be able to contribute to this conversation.'"

— @DrinkSolaPop

"Asking lots of questions."

— @ZairianKing

"Saying 'I don't know'"

— @DavidDTSS

the winner for most likes was easily @alifeobserver with over 15.8k

and there you have it

all the signs of intelligence that most confuse with signs of stupidity

some final high-level observations

the most common answers BY FAR were some variation of

"Asking questions"
"Being quiet"
"Changing your mind"