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cognition
You find statements more true if they simply rhyme.
Rhyming statements are processed as more accurate and truthful than non-rhyming statements.
A 2000 study demonstrated that aphorisms with rhyming patterns are perceived as more valid than identical ideas stated in non-rhyming formats. This happens because the brain experiences 'processing fluency' when a sentence flows easily, and it mistakes that ease for factual correctness. You equate aesthetic pleasure with cognitive truth.
You are easily swayed by how a sentence feels to say.
Where this comes from
- Study
- McGlone and Tofighbakhsh, 2000
- What the check found
- The study by McGlone and Tofighbakhsh (2000) is accurately cited and the effect is well-documented in cognitive psychology.
- Confidence
- Well replicated
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