Topic summary
⁠89%1 analyzed article/video849 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Africa Growth Initiative results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including False Dilemma, Optimism Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 331 hits. Analysis detected 2,353 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,547 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (6,149 of 16,562 topics). This Africa Growth Initiative is worse (more manipulative) than 62.90% of the peer group.
Africa Growth Initiative
Topic details
Total words: 2,547
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

63% percentile
025507510062.9% percentile
3.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 13.0%13.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 8.8%8.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.1%5.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Indoctrination: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 1.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.5%Composition/Division: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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