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Observational research and practitioner guidance report that answer engines and RAG systems often cite passages from early in the page. Evidence confidence: hypothesis, not yet confirmed.
Rule aeo-001 · content_template · hypothesis, not yet confirmed
Open every page with a direct answer to the implied buyer question in the first two sentences (BLUF).
Applies to: blog, landing, product, faq
Hypothesis: the reasoning is published, but no independent evidence confirms it yet. Test it on your own pages before you rely on it.
Why this matters
Observational research and practitioner guidance report that answer engines and RAG systems often cite passages from early in the page.
Implementation
Type: system
Anti-pattern
Long brand anecdotes or context before the first factual answer.
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