How big is your BS blindspot?

I think of this topic often when browsing this forum and reading the ravings of our resident conspiracy theorists. The news here is that those with the largest blindspot are typically the worse. It is a lose/lose situation for the rest of us.

"Is there a bullshit blind spot? A series of two studies recently found that people who were the worst at detecting bullshit not only grossly overestimated their detection ability, but also overestimated their ability compared to other people. In other words, they not only believe that they are better at detecting BS than they actually are, they also believe that they are better at it than the average person.

At the same time, those who were best at detecting BS not only underestimated their own performance but also believed that they were slightly worse at detecting BS than the average person. This research was published in Thinking & Reasoning."

New psychology research reveals the "bullshit blind spot"

 

"Increased carbon dioxide is actually good because it benefits plants." -- your friendly fossil fuel lobbyist

 

43 for me, although I don't even recognize some of the handles anymore (e.g. ufgator121222?)

 

"I will make America great again" -- reality TV celebrity

 

"Woke sportswriter demands Blue Jays cut player with different political opinions than him. So predictable." -- Clay Travis on a columnist opining that the Blue Jays should cut an openly homophobic player

 

"Tax cuts or other economic benefits primarily targeted at the wealthy or large corporations will automatically result in widespread economic growth and benefit for all individuals, including those in lower-income brackets" - Any rich Republican