I found these rules out by comparing the statistics of four word phrases that appear more often in the most favorite TEDTalks as opposed to the least favorite TEDTalks.

Now, to make this more concrete, let's look at the list of top 10 words that statistically stick out in the most favorite TEDTalks and in the least favorite TEDTalks.

Hollywood s Favorite Villains

And then my favorite.

Pick your favorite bat.

That's my favorite chair.

What's your favorite music?

What's your favorite novel?

Who's your favorite pianist?

Choose your favorite racket.

What's your favorite television program?

Mathematics is my favorite subject.

Physics is my favorite subject.

My favorite color is red.

What is your favorite sentence?

What is your favorite sentence?

What is your favorite sentence?

What is your favorite sentence?

What's your favorite snack food?

My favorite season is Fall.

What is your favorite animal?

That is my favorite song!

This is Tom's favorite book.

Sami's favorite food is pasta.

Sami is my favorite teacher.

This is my favorite teacher.

Who are your favorite authors?

Want to share your favorite?

Football is my favorite game.

Football is my favorite game.

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What is your favorite TV program?

My favorite music is pop music.

Japanese history is my favorite subject.

My favorite dance is the tango.

One hundred is my favorite number.

What is your favorite music group?

What's your favorite type of pizza?

Breaking Bad is my favorite series.

The Godfather is my favorite movie.

Idir is my favorite Berber singer.

This is my favorite goofy blog Catsthatlooklikehitler.com.

My favorite music instrument is the flute.

This is one of Tom's favorite books.

Game of Thrones is my favorite series.