Topic summary
⁠82%3 analyzed articles/videos605 analyzed words
BS Summary: These 60 Minutes results contain 37 faulty reasoning types, including Ad Hominem, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.1% saturation with 822 hits. Analysis detected 7,349 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,427 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (6,222 of 16,562 topics). This 60 Minutes is worse (more manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,427
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.4% percentile
3.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 12.1%12.1%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 7.7%7.7%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.4%4.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 2.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Horn Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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