1. Value-judgement
Usually yes (evaluates complexity/advancement/refinement).
NOT value-judgement when referring to intrinsic mechanistic complexity of a biological/physical system or process, rather than a claim of quality.
Examples
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Using such an advanced and sophisticated device currently available in the market … (Value-judgement, claim of quality)
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…yet complex enough to have sophisticated optomotor behaviors. (NOT HYPE — intrinsic complexity, rather than a claim of quality)
2. Hyperbolic
Not inherently hyperbolic.
Examples
NA
3. Gratuitous
Often gratuitous with abstract nouns (e.g., understanding, knowledge, information, data, research, study, analysis, approach, model, measure(s), methodology, strategy, insight, level, state, set).
Sometimes gratuitous with capacity nouns (e.g., tool, technique, method(s), technology/technologies, instrumentation, instrument, equipment, software, algorithm, platform).
Examples
- This will serve as a foundation for a sophisticated understanding of the pathophysiology of human growth and development …
4. Amplified
Sometimes amplified: highly, increasingly, the most, very, extremely, clinically, remarkably, clearly, extraordinarily, surprisingly
Examples
- …provides highly sophisticated CRISPR Cas9 mediated genome editing in embryos and in cells …
5. Coordinated
Often coordinated/stacked with other evaluative adjectives.
Examples
- Using such an advanced and sophisticated device currently available in the market …
6. Broader context
When ambiguous, consider whether surrounding context contributes to or detracts from overall promotional force.
Examples
- Thus, we must use more sophisticated approaches to analyze direct interactions between the steroid receptors and associated cochaperones.