I've had professors that went both ways. A few were sticklers for page count even when it meant I had 5 or 6 pages of utter crap. All it did was waste the time it took to read and write it. The giant load of crap in my paper didn't affect my grade either way.
Others were just fine with it being short if I discussed everything in enough detail to clearly communicate my ideas.
If you have enough time to talk to a TA or the professor about it before it's due then I would see what they think. If not I would probably add the filler because others have that impression of the professor.
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