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Isn't it right to say "people said those 8 things helped them MORE than anything else" rather than "MORE people said those 8 things helped them than anything else"?

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Rebecca

In this context, "more" refers to the number of people, not the eight things. It seems the speaker wants to emphasize that the number of people who said the eight things were most helpful exceeded those who said otherwise. However, you are right in assuming that "more" can be placed later in the sentence. (People said those 8 things helped them more than anything else.) Ultimately, where "more" is placed does not change the meaning of this sentence.

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