Are these hooks written by AI?

No. Every hook in this document was published on LinkedIn by the person named next to it, and links back to the original post.

Can I reuse a hook word for word?

The structure, yes. The sentence, no: copied verbatim it will read as borrowed, because your audience has often already seen it. Take the mechanic and write your own line.

Which hook mechanic earns the most reactions?

In this corpus, Announcement earns the highest median (1,511 reactions) and Number the lowest (862), measured on 1,602 classified openers. The gap between the two is wider than what you usually read about hooks, and it moves from one language to another.

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Real opening lines from real posts, ranked by the reactions they earned and sorted by the mechanic behind them.

100 hooks, each with its author and a link to the source post
Grouped by the 8 mechanics our classifier recognises
Median reactions per mechanic, measured on 1,602 classified openers

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1
She said yes 💍🥹
Steven Bartlett70,579 reactionsSee the post
2
9 Major Neuromarketing Concepts You MUST Know 👇
Chris Donnelly48,467 reactionsSee the post
3
80% of your revenue will come from 20% of your efforts.
Tobi Oluwole47,251 reactionsSee the post
4
Saying it louder for those at the back …
Gary Vaynerchuk23,626 reactionsSee the post
5
I saw this pic that went viral.
Alex Hormozi21,239 reactionsSee the post
6
Most people wait for the perfect moment to start their business.
Justin Welsh13,560 reactionsSee the post
7
Founder: "We need leads NOW!"
Pierre Herubel9,800 reactionsSee the post
8
I just canceled my ChatGPT & Perplexity subscriptions.
Ruben Hassid8,493 reactionsSee the post
9
All my awards can't compare to this.
Jasmin Alić6,370 reactionsSee the post
10
I just read about a study I can’t stop thinking about…
Matt Gray6,160 reactionsSee the post

and 90 more in the download

How the list was built

The corpus holds 1,602 classified openers in this language, from 30 creators. This list keeps the 100 most-reacted, at most 8 per creator, which leaves 15 creators represented. Reaction counts are the ones recorded when the post was collected, and the corpus over-represents the B2B and creator ecosystem.

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Are these hooks written by AI?: No. Every hook in this document was published on LinkedIn by the person named next to it, and links back to the original post.
Can I reuse a hook word for word?: The structure, yes. The sentence, no: copied verbatim it will read as borrowed, because your audience has often already seen it. Take the mechanic and write your own line.
Which hook mechanic earns the most reactions?: In this corpus, Announcement earns the highest median (1,511 reactions) and Number the lowest (862), measured on 1,602 classified openers. The gap between the two is wider than what you usually read about hooks, and it moves from one language to another.

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