Sort: Annotation That Clarifies vs Annotation That Distracts
Differentiate between annotations that support a chart’s message and those that compete with it.
Sort each annotation example by whether it clarifies the reading path or distracts from it. Clarifies Distracts One note marking the pricing change on the trend line A starburst on every bar saying "important!" A single target line labeled with the threshold the room cares about Three decorative arrows pointing to the same obvious high point Direct label on the highlighted series so the legend can disappear A badge icon next to every category because the slide looked empty A short note explaining the outlier month caused by a one-time launch A large background quote that overlaps the bars for…
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