# Bullshit Detection — Spot AI Writing & Heavy Rhetoric

> Canonical source: [Bullshit Detection — Spot AI Writing & Heavy Rhetoric](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/)

Bullshit Detection is a free tool that flags AI-generated text and overused rhetoric — “It’s not X. It’s Y,” buzzwords, clichés, triads, dashes and more — so you can write sharper and read smarter.

Less artificial, more smart

Spot AI writing and heavy rhetoric — before it spots you

Bullshit Detection flags the writing patterns that generative AI and attention-hungry
          content lean on most. Paste any text to see the tells, gauge how hard it’s working to
          persuade you, and learn to write with a sharper, smarter voice.

[Analyze some text](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/index.html#analyzer)  
[See the seven patterns](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/)

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Paste text to analyze



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Rhetorical Score

A higher score means readers are more likely to feel pushed or pulled by the writing.
          It’s an arbitrary flag, not a verdict.



Patterns
Found

| Pattern | Count |
|---------|-------|
| • [It's not X. It's Y](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/its-not-x-its-y/) | 0 |
| • [Lady doth protest](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/lady-doth-protest/) | 0 |
| • [But reverse!](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/but-reverse/) | 0 |
| • [Clichés](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/cliches/) | 0 |
| • [Buzzwords](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/buzzwords/) | 0 |
| • [Triads](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/triads/) | 0 |
| • [Dashes](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/dashes/) | 0 |

Readability

Words 0

Sentences 0

Grade level –

Reading ease –

[Clear text](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/index.html#)

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How to use this tool

Paste copy, content, or any writing into the box above. Bullshit Detection scans it for
            rhetoric that’s overused online — especially by generative AI — and reports a count for
            each pattern, a readability estimate, and a single Rhetorical Score.

Nothing is uploaded or stored: the analysis runs entirely in your browser. Use it on
            your own drafts before you publish, or on content you’re reading to see how hard it’s
            working to move you.

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Why focus on rhetoric?

Communication is inseparable from persuasion — Aristotle noted that knowing what to say
            isn’t enough; you must know how to say it. Online, where content competes for scarce
            attention, rhetorical shortcuts are everywhere, in writing by people and AI alike.

Readers increasingly dismiss content that *feels* engineered to persuade. Spotting
            the tells helps you filter faster — and helps you avoid them in your own writing.
[Read more about the idea](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/about/).

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The seven patterns we look for

Each is a rhetorical or stylistic habit that shows up constantly in AI-generated text.
            Open any one to read how it works and why it matters.

[Full pattern guide](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/)

- [• It's not X. It's Y](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/its-not-x-its-y/)  
  Negation followed by affirmation — a setup-and-swap that reframes the point.

- [• Lady doth protest](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/lady-doth-protest/)  
  Extra words of enthusiasm — usually adverbs — that weaken rather than strengthen.

- [• But reverse!](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/but-reverse/)  
  The pivot word that tells the reader to discard everything before it.

- [• Clichés](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/cliches/)  
  Ready-made phrases that betray a lack of original thought.

- [• Buzzwords](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/buzzwords/)  
  Business jargon that gestures at meaning instead of demonstrating it.

- [• Triads](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/triads/)  
  Three things in a row: rhythmic, memorable, and easy to overuse.

- [• Dashes](https://www.bullshitdetection.com/patterns/dashes/)  
  Em and en dashes have their place — but frequency and consistency matter.

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