Keyword summary
67%28 analyzed articles/videos23,247 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Startups results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Appeal to Authority, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6% saturation with 5,625 hits. Analysis detected 72,127 faulty-reasoning hits from 92,988 analyzed words across 28 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 19% (48,328 of 59,491 keywords). This Startups is better (less manipulative) than 81.20% of the peer group.
Startups

Ranking context

Position among analyzed keywords

19% percentile
025507510018.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score28 analyzed articles93K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

KeywordSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Keyword 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Keyword 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Keyword 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Keyword 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Keyword 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Keyword 5.5%5.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Keyword 2.2%2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Keyword 5.7%5.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Keyword 2.1%2.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Keyword 1.0%1.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Keyword 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Keyword 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Keyword 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Keyword 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Keyword 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Keyword 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Keyword 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Keyword 6.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Keyword 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Keyword 5.7%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Keyword 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Keyword 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Keyword 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Keyword 2.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Keyword 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Keyword 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Keyword 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Keyword 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Keyword 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Keyword 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Keyword 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateKeyword rate

Analyzed articles and videos

OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide26%
TechCrunch71%By Anthony Ha75%8/8/2026, 12:41:13 PM
He grew up near Boston, went to Harvard, and worked at MIT. Why did he found his startup in California?83%
STAT62%By Emma Platoff — Boston Globe96%8/7/2026, 1:30:00 AM
Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop53%
WIRED39%By Steven Levy64%8/5/2026, 9:00:00 AM
“Innovate Delaware” launches with focus on startups, investment and rural health37%
Delaware LIVE54%By Staff Writer23%8/3/2026, 2:02:38 PM
Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate74%
TechCrunch71%By Kate Park80%8/3/2026, 5:50:46 AM
Climbing the mountain: Briana Wucinski finds a path for herself, entrepreneurs16%
Fort Worth Report8%By Bob Francis12%8/2/2026, 3:54:00 AM
Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn't.47%
TechCrunch71%By Dominic-Madori Davis71%7/31/2026, 3:00:00 PM
Prentis, new AI lab co-founded by Reid Hoffman, Mark Pincus in talks to raise $100M54%
TechCrunch71%By Marina Temkin79%7/24/2026, 3:25:58 PM
Meet the judges who will crown Australia's next breakout startup75%
TechCrunch71%By TechCrunch Events95%7/23/2026, 5:05:00 PM
Boom! 3.5M New American Businesses Added in First Half of 202661%
RedState95%By Ward Clark84%7/18/2026, 1:17:56 PM