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Rule of three (writing)

The rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities such as examples, events, or characters is more satisfying, effective, or humorous than other numbers, hence also more memorable, because it combines both brevity and rhythm with the smallest amount of information needed to create a pattern.

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Rule of three (writing)

Nodes90
Edges89
Triples12
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
Components1

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examplesinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
eventsinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
or characters is more satisfyinginstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
effectiveinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
or humorous than other numbersinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
hence also more memorableinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
because it combines both brevityinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
rhythm with the smallest amount of information needed to create a pattern.Slogansinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
film titlesinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
and a variety of other things have been structured in threesinstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
a tradition that grew out of oral storytellinginstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text
continues in narrative fictioninstance ofThe rule of three is a writing principle which suggests that a trio of entities0.80text

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