Hey this is Cristy.
Okay, so I thought the rule of three that Mr. Lazaro mentioned was really interesting and I looked it up. Other than the sitcom, joke scenario there are loads more of examples.
"It all comes down to the way we humans process information. We have become proficient at pattern recognition by necessity, and three is the smallest number of elements required to create a pattern. This combination of pattern and brevity results in memorable content, and that’s why the Rule of Three will make you a more engaging writer." How cool is that!!!?
omg and they use "life,liberty, and the persuit of happiness" as an example! okay but did you guys think of these examples? The three little pigs, Goldilocks and the three bears, the three muskateers. ooo and i just thought of one! Stop! Drop! and Roll! And it has to be easy to remember in an emergency (if you're on fire) and it is cause there are three things. (i mean comeon, do you really need the stop in there? no u just need to drop and roll) (i mean I guess it reminds u not to run, but you wouldnt be if u followed the next two directions anyway)
ooooo and if there is a huge conspiracy or something then 9-1-1 might be an example too. It is an emergency # that is easy to remember. ( but that is probably going to far)
haha well just remember when you're writing your midterms and ap essays...the rule of three!
I'm going, going, gonee. ;)
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Hey, it's Jasmine.
I really never thought about the whole "Rule of 3" thing before. But now that I think of it, there's so many examples. Even stories have 3 parts: the beginning, middle, and end. I don't know if short-term memory has anything to do with it, but the number of things we can remember temporarily ranges from 3 to 9. A couple of years ago, I took a cognitive psychology class over the summer, and we learned about "chunking," which is a method of remembering a list of things. For example, "CBSMTVNBCABC" doesn't really mean much to us, but "CBS-MTV-NBC-ABC" is much easier to remember. Wow, that's another example of the "Rule of 3" - a lot of TV stations have 3-letter abbreviations. Phone numbers are also divided into 3 chunks.
The "Rule of 3" works because the first word/phrase introduces a pattern, the second one builds up the suspense or the excitement, and the 3rd one is supposed to either break the pattern or end it. Anything over 3 would be extra. Also, counting to 3 before jumping into a pool, etc. is kind of the same thing. According to Wikipedia, "Assuming the counter is proceeding at a uniform rate, the first two counts are necessary to establish the rate, but then everyone can predict when "three" will come based on "one" and "two"; this is likely why three is used instead of some other number."
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