Topic summary
8% 3 analyzed articles/videos 752 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Actor results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Halo Effect , and Framing Effect , with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 9.4% saturation with 508 hits . Analysis detected 2,581 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,428 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (14,338 of 16,562 topics). This Actor is better (less manipulative) than 86.60% of the peer group. Actor
Topic details
Total words: 5,428
Article count: 3
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
13% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.4% percentile 1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles5.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 9.4% 9.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.6% 1.6% 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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 7.5% Halo Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0% False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5% Red Herring: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.7% Middle Ground: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.1% Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst