THE MAGIC ART

Why Three Is the Magic Number in Persuasive Writing

I Like You, I Love You, I Hate You

Malky McEwan
The Writing Cooperative
6 min readFeb 4, 2024

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Writing: I like the process, I love the feedback, I hate the damn paperwork.

— Malky McEwan

We sometimes call it The Rule of Three. This is a principle of writing that suggests a trio of entities is more humorous…

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