B
Evidence Grade B
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26%
26% -- perceived helpfulness change for reviews written in the present tense (2026)
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Value
26%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Science Says
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Tier C
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reviews written in the present tense: 26% perceived helpfulness change. Source: Science Says (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/present-tense-reviews-helpfulness
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/present-tense-reviews-helpfulness" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>26%</strong> -- perceived helpfulness change for reviews written in the present tense<br><small>Source: Science Says (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/present-tense-reviews-helpfulness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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