Perhaps "sophomoric"
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Maybe two words will do the trick, e.g. "wannabe intellectual"?
Probably, I think one word only is too specific. So far I think pretentious fits the bill the best, but it isn't enough to fully describe the type.
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Pseudointellectual narcissistic.
Demagogue is pretty close.
A confident, average, but nonetheless well-rounded individual with broad interests?
Seems like the word you're looking for is 'normal'.
Unless there's some other quality you're not describing like if they're unable to admit when they're wrong or they lie or exaggerate their skills, they seem like a pretty nice person to me who just for whatever reason doesn't specialize in any one thing, which tbf is far more normal for people than otherwise and frankly far more sociable.
You seem a bit jealous of and upset at this person judging by your other comments ITT. What do you have against them, other than them 'liking to pose as an intellectual' - which I assume just stands for "they like facts"?
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If you are so confident it is wrong, why don't you expose its weak knowledge base?