Can You Tell the Difference Between Real Planning Click Bait and Fake Planning Click Bait?

Pop Quiz: Can you tell these differences between the real phrases, fake phrases, and inconsequential phrases in this contest of planning clickbait?

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April 1, 2016, 6:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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To take the quiz, decide if the following phrases are A) Urbanism Internet Catnip, B) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, or C) Totally Made Up.

  1. Peak Millennial.
  2. Detroit.
  3. Metro Hands.
  4. Donald Trump.
  5. Eminent Domain.
  6. Tiny Homes.
  7. Full Kotkin.
  8. Gentrification.
  9. Emerald Ash Borer.
  10. Justin Trudeau.
  11. Imminent Domain.
  12. Banksy.
  13. Copenhagen.

Answers

1) A
2) A
3) C
4) A
5) B
6) B
7) C
8) B
9) B
10) A
11) C
12) A
13) A

Results:

10-13 correct: You're a viral urbanism content rockstar. You should work for Curbed!

6-9 correct: Not bad. Call us when you have more than 300 Twitter followers.

1-5 correct: You know less than you think you do. Please fill out a comment card and keep your remarks to two minutes.

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