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The Girl Paradox?

Explore how the Boy Paradox complement reveals that smart girls are hot, challenging the flawed logic of attractiveness factors.

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Arikia has just informed current and former sciblings via Twitter that last week's 'Boy Paradox' has a complement:

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I continue to argue the logic is flawed. Smart girls are hot. Further, attractiveness is directly related to the other two factors, as well as humor, confidence, and even a quirk here or there. Hence, ‘hot’ is dependent upon the alternative variables labeled plus those not accounted for in the figure. Readers?

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