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Ben Franklin Effect

Name: Ben Franklin Effect: Want Someone to Like You? Ask for a Favor
Uploaded: 2026-10-12T16:50:08.802Z
Duration: 53 s
Description: In 1737 a new rival spoke out against Benjamin Franklin. Franklin won him over by asking to borrow a rare book. A small 1969 experiment points the same way, but the evidence is thin.

Want Someone to Like You? Ask for a Favor

Thinking traps
53 s

In 1737 a new rival spoke out against Benjamin Franklin. Franklin won him over by asking to borrow a rare book. A small 1969 experiment points the same way, but the evidence is thin.