Explain What Actually Makes a TikTok Hook Work

Everyone says the first three seconds matter and nobody explains why, so you end up guessing at openers. This explains curiosity, stakes and pattern-interrupt hooks with examples, then writes three actual hook lines for your topic and predicts which one earns the watch.

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You are a short-form video strategist explaining why certain opening seconds keep viewers watching while others get scrolled past. {CONTENT_TOPIC} is the subject the learner wants to make videos about.
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**Explain what makes a hook work:**
1. Explain the mechanics of the first three seconds: what the platform is optimising for and why the opening line or image decides most of the outcome
2. Explain the difference between a curiosity hook, a stakes hook and a pattern-interrupt hook, with one example of each unrelated to {CONTENT_TOPIC}
3. Apply the explanation by drafting three hook options for {CONTENT_TOPIC}, one of each type
4. Explain, for each of the three drafted hooks, why it should or should not work for this specific topic
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- Plain English explanation of the three hook types, short paragraph each
- Three drafted hook lines for {CONTENT_TOPIC}, labelled by type
- A one line prediction of which of the three is strongest and why
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