BS Summary: These Startups results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 3,365 hits. Analysis detected 39,656 faulty-reasoning hits from 48,214 analyzed words across 14 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (20,419 of 23,002 keywords). This Startups is better (less manipulative) than 88.80% of the peer group.
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Attribute Prevalence (Top 48)
Startups attribute prevalence percentages (biases/fallacies), sorted highest to lowest.
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Startups vs All Other Publications
Startups attribute percentages, with an overlaid baseline for all publications (Overall) for those same attributes.
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Phia accused of 'cookie stuffing⁠41%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Dominic-Madori Davis⁠66% https:⁠52% techcrunch.com⁠50% #⁠47% schema⁠47% person⁠47% image⁠50% 0065c8cf91e9d762704b8ce318901756⁠66%7/11/2026, 12:29:25 AM
Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M⁠46%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Julie Bort⁠69% https:⁠52% techcrunch.com⁠50% #⁠47% schema⁠47% person⁠47% image⁠50% af072520398e57d1c8513395cd06df07⁠63%7/9/2026, 1:00:00 PM
Lovable reportedly in talks to double its valuation to $13.2B⁠48%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Marina Temkin⁠75% https:⁠52% techcrunch.com⁠50% #⁠47% schema⁠47% person⁠47% image⁠50% 7eb175e534c78c8eb3102862bb774ebc⁠76%7/8/2026, 10:41:33 PM
Hot French startup ZML releases free product to speed inference across lots of AI chips⁠68%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Anna Heim⁠66%7/8/2026, 8:00:00 AM
Can Partiful keep the party going?⁠38%
The Verge⁠39%By Mia Sato⁠66%7/6/2026, 2:00:00 PM
Station F ramps up as a launchpad for Europe’s hottest AI startups⁠63%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Anna Heim⁠66%7/6/2026, 1:00:00 PM
What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor⁠31%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Anna Heim⁠66%7/4/2026, 3:51:32 PM
The browser wars aren't about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari⁠17%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Lauren Forristal⁠36%7/3/2026, 6:43:00 PM
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan⁠69%
The Japan Times⁠57%By Kazuaki Nagata⁠81%7/1/2026, 4:41:00 AM
Nvidia competitor Etched hits $5B valuation, $1B in sales for AI chip⁠57%
TechCrunch⁠38%By Julie Bort⁠69%6/30/2026, 6:13:02 PM
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