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seductive detail

  • Some attempts to make presentations more interesting can actually inhibit learning. (HBS1908, Wikimedia Commons)
    Seductive Details And Learning
    Walker Rhea
    Seductive details are attention catching details that make a lesson or presentation more interesting but aren't relevant to the content. Even though these kinds of things can make the presentation more interesting, they could inhibit learning.