Laziness Bias

The general form of Epistemological Laziness Bias—a cognitive bias where one avoids the effort of genuine inquiry, research, or reasoning, while maintaining the appearance of intellectual rigor through performative skepticism or demands on others. Laziness Bias operates across domains: in debates, it manifests as demanding sources without searching; in learning, as expecting others to summarize complex topics; in reasoning, as accepting the first plausible explanation rather than investigating further; in judgment, as relying on stereotypes rather than individual assessment. The bias lies in outsourcing cognitive labor while claiming the high ground—wanting the rewards of knowledge without the work of knowing, the status of rationality without the effort of reasoning. It's particularly prevalent online, where information is abundant but attention is scarce, and where performing skepticism is easier than actually being informed.

Example: "He'd never read the book, never even googled the topic, but he confidently declared the summary wrong and demanded she prove it. Laziness Bias: confident ignorance demanding that others do the work."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026

Armchair Bias

The union of multiple biases—Laziness Bias, Butler Bias, Objectivity Bias, and Ivory Bias—into a comprehensive posture of armchair intellectualism. The person in the grip of Armchair Bias sits comfortably in their own worldview (Objectivity Bias), demands that others do the work of proving themselves (Butler Bias), makes no effort to research or learn (Laziness Bias), and assumes that their own perspective, formed from their armchair, is as valid as any expert's (Ivory Bias). They are the YouTube commenter who knows better than climatologists, the Redditor who dismisses decades of scholarship with "that's just your opinion," the X user who demands evidence for settled facts while providing none for their own claims. Armchair Bias combines the worst of all worlds: the certainty of the dogmatist, the laziness of the freeloader, the arrogance of the amateur, and the demand that everyone else do the work. It's the cognitive posture of someone who has never left their armchair but believes they can see the world clearly from it.

Example: "He'd never studied economics, never read a book on it, never even taken a class—but he confidently dismissed every economist as biased while demanding they prove him wrong. Armchair Bias: all the confidence of expertise with none of the work."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026

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by FrenchVanillaSake March 1, 2025

Turnout Bias

When one side normalizes a behavior but demonizes another for doing the same thing, without acknowledging their own participation.

Person 1: Dude, The Republicans just deported so many people

Person 2: Obama did the same
Person 1: That's different!
Person 1: Turnout Bias

by WaltuhTheWall March 22, 2025

fictive bias

The accidental bias developed after discussing something with a fictive about their source that may differ from the actual media. While fictives are not the characters from their source, they may still have attachment to that media and memories and opinions about it. Sharing these thoughts and feelings with others could result in a bias toward or against someone or something due to information only that fictive would have, making it unexplainable to fandom-goers.

"What do you think of Ada Wong? She's such a badass, right?"
"Sorry, I can't help but hate her—fictive bias."

by FelixTheGuy May 19, 2025

r/bismeowthfan

term for a immature bismeowth entertainment fan

bismeowth fan: GRRRRR!! HOW DARE YOU LIKE PINK CHAN!!!

bismeowth hater: grow tf up, edgy 13 year old

bismeowth fan: UR GROUNDED!!!!!!!1!11!!11

pink chan: please grow up and act like your own age

bismeowth fan: NOOO!!!! *throws a tantrum*

pink chan: r/bismeowthfan moment🥀

by ‧˚꒰ pink-chan 🎀 May 21, 2025

Financial Bias

When someone makes decisions irregardless of life damaged or pain caused in the objective goal of making more money. A heavy bias towards financial gain.

Corporations only act with financial bias in mind when making executive level decisions.

by Aknownmouse August 29, 2025