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How the Rhyme-as-Reason Effect Makes Ads Stick
Lucas and Luna dissect the rhyme-as-reason effect, the cognitive bias that makes rhyming statements feel more truthful. Lucas traces its origin to a 2000s University of Toronto study where participants rated rhyming aphorisms as more accurate than their non-rhyming equivalents, even when meaning was identical. They explore real-world marketing uses: an insurance company's tagline 'safe and sound' outperformed 'secure and stable' by 22% in recall tests, and a 2025 study showed that rhyming product names in the skincare category increased purchase intent by 14%. Lucas…
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