Topic summary
79%2 analyzed articles/videos1,151 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Adware results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 21.8% saturation with 754 hits. Analysis detected 4,199 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,453 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of 60% (6,729 of 16,562 topics). This Adware is worse (more manipulative) than 59.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,453
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

59% percentile
025507510059.4% percentile
3.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.5K 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 9.5%9.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.6%15.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.8%9.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.0%5.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 9.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 21.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate