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The Decoy Effect

The Decoy Effect

The decoy effect is a cunning type of pricing strategy that marketers use to get you to switch your choice from one option to a more expensive or profitable one.

Consumers will tend to have a specific change in preference between two options when also presented with a third option that is asymmetrically dominated

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