Topic summary
52%24 analyzed articles/videos17,583 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Venture Capital results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 5,788 hits. Analysis detected 76,951 faulty-reasoning hits from 75,547 analyzed words across 24 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 19% (12,711 of 15,689 topics). This Venture Capital is better (less manipulative) than 81.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.0% percentile
1.9% BS Score24 analyzed articles75.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.1%6.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.8%6.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.4%5.4%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

ServiceNow bets $40 million on Indian banking software specialist to expand its financial services push59%
TechCrunch45%By Jagmeet Singh37%7/23/2026, 6:09:13 AM
Anthropic and SpaceX just handed Google the biggest profit quarter in company history—on paper73%
Fortune54%By Eva Roytburg94%7/22/2026, 11:24:30 PM
Gritt exits stealth with $34 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else81%
TechCrunch45%By Tim Fernholz68%7/21/2026, 10:00:00 AM
Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation83%
TechCrunch45%By Marina Temkin65%7/20/2026, 11:39:35 PM
An ‘exponentially different level’ of billionaire spending in California82%
Daily Kos85%By Capital74% Main74%7/18/2026, 10:00:00 PM
Netflix bought Ben Afflecks AI startup for $587 million62%
Mashable67%7/18/2026, 6:30:00 PM
Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out67%
TechCrunch45%By Connie Loizos24%7/18/2026, 4:47:25 AM
Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI's favorite second act68%
TechCrunch45%By Julie Bort55%7/17/2026, 10:12:56 PM
The VC betting $5.4 billion that Suno’s copyright wars won’t matter57%
Fortune54%By Lily Mae Lazarus0%7/17/2026, 12:03:48 PM
SoftBank CEO Says You’re Too Stupid to Understand What’s Going on If You Believe the AI Bubble Is Real73%
Futurism89%By Joe Wilkins85%7/16/2026, 5:56:21 PM