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Buzzword Blender

Someone who fills their work with trendy academic or AI-generated buzzwords to sound smart, but the writing lacks coherence or depth. This person uses terms like 'synergy' or 'intersectionality' without context or understanding.
The paper was packed with jargon but made no senseBuzzword Blender alert.
by Briton Phillip September 15, 2025
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Citation Cycler

Someone who uses AI to generate citations without reading the sources, often recycling the same few references across multiple assignments. This person includes outdated, irrelevant, or misquoted sources just to meet citation requirements.
The same three articles showed up in every paper—Citation Cycler strikes again.
by Briton Phillip September 17, 2025
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Template Tactician

Someone who manipulates assignment templates to look like original work, but never actually engages with the content. This person rearranges example sentences, swaps synonyms, and adds filler to meet word count without adding substance.
The assignment asked for original analysis, but the submission was just a synonym-swapped version of the template. That’s textbook Template Tactician behavior—surface edits, zero depth.
by Briton Phillip September 14, 2025
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Prompt Zombie

Someone who mindlessly feeds prompts into AI tools like ChatGPT without engaging in critical thinking or reflection. This person relies on AI to do all the intellectual work, resulting in soulless, shallow content and a total disconnect from the learning process.
The essay was flawless, but the student couldn’t explain a single paragraph—classic Prompt Zombie move.
by Briton Phillip September 14, 2025
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Emotion Emulator

Someone who uses AI to mimic vulnerability or emotional depth in personal essays, crafting stories that sound heartfelt but are entirely fabricated. This person submits essays that feel emotionally manipulative or AI-scripted.
She wrote about overcoming adversity, but the story didn’t match her life. That’s Emotion Emulator behavior.
by Briton Phillip September 17, 2025
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Assignment Illusionist

Someone who thinks they’re smarter than the instructor and everyone else, but submits gibberish based entirely on examples from the original assignment. This person believes formatting and confidence will mask the lack of real content.
The essay looked polished but was just recycled instructions—Assignment Illusionist exposed.
by Briton Phillip September 22, 2025
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Shadow Banding

A reactive emotional pattern that develops in response to the rubber band effect. When one partner repeatedly snaps back into the relationship, the other—wary of the cycle—begins forming secret emotional or romantic connections. Shadow banding is the quiet stretch: a hidden coping mechanism born from mistrust, grief, or emotional exhaustion. It’s not about cheating—it’s about survival when the relationship feels unstable or unsafe.
After she came back and ran off the girls I was dating, I started shadow banding—keeping quiet connections just in case she left again.
by Briton Phillip September 3, 2025
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