***I'm also not convinced that relying on such conditioned "value judgments" is an effective approach to achieving stuttering remission. Why not going down the rabbit hole towards executing speech movements without relying on any value judgment at all? Isn't that more effective?*** I’m not sure what you meant here, but I understood something like: "Okay, if it’s so difficult to deal with the conditionings, why don’t we apply artificial speech behaviors or techniques that promote fluency all the time until we achieve total stuttering remission?" Yes, people have already tried this, and it can really work for some people, but it leads to other problems.Speech completely driven by fluency techniques is usually VERY laborious and tiring, as you constantly have to monitor your speech and apply different techniques in different ways. Speaking becomes a tiring and laborious activity. 1. The speech can become mechanized, robotic, and monotonous. When you use fluency techniques all the time, you stop expressing other aspects of speech that are natural, such as intonation, speed, expressiveness, and others, which naturally occur in speech, making speech sometimes sound “weird” in another way. You gain fluency, but lose other things. 2. The difficulty in applying the techniques themselves. Not everyone can apply all techniques, or the techniques work consistently for everyone. In certain situations, like those with social pressure that elevates emotions, applying the techniques becomes more difficult. .. (6/6) Hahahaa that was a lot!! I hope you like the answers and help someway to understand the theory and some points you asked!