Topic summary
⁠74%3 analyzed articles/videos2,290 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Advice Column results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.9% saturation with 1,094 hits. Analysis detected 6,217 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,870 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (11,576 of 15,686 topics). This Advice Column is better (less manipulative) than 73.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,870
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.2% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.9K 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 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.7%6.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos