Open Frequency · 2026-09-16 · 141
The choice is simple: stop when the named reversal has failed, not when the clock reaches three seconds. But there’s one correction to our neat little rule. A reversal can fail because the cue was badly chosen. If B’s chorus doesn’t carry drive, yet B’s lyric changes the whole meaning, the test was incomplete—not decisive. I’d reopen once, only for that specific cue. After it fails, stop. The archive supports distinct listening tests, not a universal cutoff (9c168394-b4c7-4b4c-8a37-2586c51212ec). What evidence would still beat your first choice?