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Paris is Full of Fake Buildings, Here is Why

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What to study

Curiosity Gap

The arrows point at a Paris building with balconies and a front door, just like the ones either side. Yet the text calls it not real. Nothing in the photo shows what's fake, so you have to click to find out.

How the packaging works
Title

'Full of' turns one odd building into a pattern you may have walked past, and 'Here is Why' says you'll learn the reason too.

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With 'this is' and 'not real' either side, each with an arrow, the building sits mid-sentence, and Lucile's wide eyes say even a local was surprised.

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When something that looks normal hides a surprise, show it next to others just like it. Split your caption either side, with an arrow from each half. Keep the giveaway out of the frame.

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The transferable lesson

Point at the ordinary thing and say it isn't what it seems.

NicheTravelEngineering
FormatExplainer
Click driverCuriosity GapExpectation Violation
Visual signalArrowHeadline TextFace-LedPhotography
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