Sturgeon's Law
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Sturgeon's Law is an adage stating that "ninety percent of everything is crap," highlighting the prevalence of low-quality work in any field.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adage
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aphorism ⓘ epigram ⓘ informal principle ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
academic work
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art ⓘ cultural production ⓘ entertainment ⓘ literature ⓘ media ⓘ popular culture ⓘ science fiction ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| clarifies | low quality is pervasive across all fields, not just one ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
cultural studies
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informal logic ⓘ media studies ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | 90–10 rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm |
90 percent of everything is crud
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90% of everything is crap ⓘ 90% of everything is crud ⓘ |
| hasApproximateProportion |
10 percent high quality
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90 percent low quality ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalForm | Ninety percent of everything is crap ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
critical evaluation
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cultural criticism ⓘ mediocrity ⓘ quality distribution ⓘ selection bias ⓘ |
| hasOriginField | science fiction criticism ⓘ |
| hasProposer | Theodore Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRhetoricalFunction |
critique of generalizations about a field
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emphasis on the value of the best works in a field ⓘ encouragement of critical filtering ⓘ |
| implies |
a small minority of works in any field are of high quality
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most work in any field is of low quality ⓘ |
| isOftenMisinterpretedAs | claim that a specific field is uniquely bad ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodore Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brandolini's law
NERFINISHED
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Gresham's law (informal analogy) ⓘ Pareto principle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturgeon's Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
defense of science fiction as a genre
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discussion of artistic canons ⓘ discussion of internet content quality ⓘ discussion of popular culture quality ⓘ evaluation of mass media ⓘ |
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