Trope 12 · trustHard fail

Fake testimonials

Severity 3 of 3 · detected by manual

Why it reads as slop

Invented quotes with stock avatars are not a design flaw, they are a lie on the page. Treated as a hard fail, never averaged into the score.

Heuristic

Testimonial blocks with placeholder avatars, unverifiable names, no links, or lorem-style praise.

Antidotes