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    🖼 Framing is everywhere, influencing everything.

    It's often accidental—which is why it's so important to proactively think about. 

    For example, a sandwich that you can buy from inside a gym complex, may be perceived as being healthier than an identical one bought from a van in an industrial estate.

    In short: the way in which information is presented, is influential in how it's perceived and understood.

    As a demonstration, from their descriptions alone, which of the following two products would you assume is healthier?

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    A purple frozen Squishy

    Made with 98% sugar.

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    Squishy: made with real fruit juice

    2% fruit. Drink enough and it'll count as 1 of your 5 a day.

    They're the same product, but the second is framed to draw focus away from the sugar.

    It's quite literally perception manipulation.

    Peter Ramsey, Built for Mars Founder

    Written by Peter Ramsey

    Consultant to 100+ companies

    Published: 12/05/2024
    Last edited: 08/07/2026