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# Title Options ## Purpose Generate 8 title options spanning the 4-pillar title-formula split (40% Pillar 1 / 30% Pillar 2 / 20% Pillar 3 / 10% Pillar 4). Each title scored on predicted CTR + INV-10 alignment with first-30s + Truth Gate + banned-vocabulary clean. ## Decision Logic Title is the verbal half of the title-thumbnail unit. Generated standalone here for either (a) creator pre-selection before `/title-thumbnail-pair` or (b) Search-driven titles where the title is the primary discovery surface (vs. thumbnail-driven home-feed). The 4 pillars (channel-customizable): - Pillar 1 (40%): list + outcome (e.g., "The 6 Patterns of Failed X") - Pillar 2 (30%): statistic + outcome (e.g., "Why 80% of X Fail at Y") - Pillar 3 (20%): curiosity-gap + payoff (e.g., "Pattern 4 Catches Most X by Surprise") - Pillar 4 (10%): contrarian-frame + reveal (e.g., "Hiring Better Doesn't Fix Delegation") ## Tacit Principles 1. **Specificity beats intensity.** "6 Patterns" beats "Many Failures." Numbers + nouns. 2. **First 5 words matter most.** Truncated in feed view. 3. **Banned vocab + engagement-bait → REJECT.** Title is the highest-visibility vocab surface. 4. **Truth Gate per title.** Don't title what the script doesn't deliver. 5. **Sophistication-stage shifts wording.** Skeptical audiences reject hype titles. Naive audiences forgive them. 6. **Search vs feed positioning.** Search titles include keywords ("how to delegate"). Feed titles include curiosity / specificity. 7. **Don't repe