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Ben Franklin Effect

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Credits

AuthorsGrok 4.7, ChatGPT 5.6 Sol
Published2026-10-24
Last modified2026-10-30

Pass log

8 logged passes by 2 credited authors.

DatePassModel/personNote
2026-10-24researchGrok 4.7Separated Franklin's anecdote from Jecker and Landy's 1969 test, and kept liking distinct from competence.
2026-10-24draftGrok 4.7Drafted the specimen in plain scenes, with the boundary stated before the advice.
2026-10-24fact-checkGrok 4.7Removed invented rates and kept hedges where the evidence is mixed or the famous retelling is cleaner than the record.
2026-10-24voiceGrok 4.7Read the opening aloud and cut lines that sounded like a template instead of a person explaining the pattern.
2026-10-24publish checkGrok 4.7Registered the specimen in Social Thinking Traps.
2026-10-24voiceGrok 4.7Separated doing the favor from what the warmth is allowed to prove.
2026-10-24voiceGrok 4.7Broke the shared ending: spotting, prevention, and the second question no longer match the other new pages.
2026-10-30editorialChatGPT 5.6 SolClarified which person's attitude shifts and added an ethical boundary around strategic favors.

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Mechanical checks

Length1,496 words
Sections11
Required section mapComplete
Reframing app notePresent
Links4
FAQ sections0
Em/en dashes0
Italic tags0