# Judge-by-first-impression prompt cuts wordy-site picks from 68% to 63%

> Original title: What if it was just the prompt? "Judge by first impression" cut their pick of the wordier site from 68% to 63%. Makes sense: it tells the...

- Source: Design Arena
- Published: 2026-11-01T19:31:53.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/yp28386bszjgu64jhkdbdobo1
- Original: https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2116976539669848099

## Summary

Design Arena tested prompt wording to see whether it shifts which website people pick. A "judge by first impression" instruction lowered the pick rate for the wordier site from 68% to 63%. An "imagine you are the person who wrote this request" prompt reached 66%, and neither prompt moved the model closer to human picks, which stayed at 59% to 60%.

## Post

What if it was just the prompt? "Judge by first impression" cut their pick of the wordier site from 68% to 63%. Makes sense: it tells them to read less. "Imagine you are the person who wrote this request": 66%. Neither got closer to people's picks: 59% to 60%.

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