Topic summary
⁠67%4 analyzed articles/videos6,522 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Affirmative Action results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Confirmation Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.2% saturation with 4,346 hits. Analysis detected 25,518 faulty-reasoning hits from 28,626 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (12,189 of 15,689 topics). This Affirmative Action is better (less manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.
Affirmative Action
Topic details
Total words: 28,626
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles28.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 15.2%15.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%

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 15.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos