posturing
US /ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/
1.
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behavior or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true:
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His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.