Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video561 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Africa Security results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, In-Group Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 19% saturation with 426 hits. Analysis detected 3,421 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,244 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠78% (3,698 of 16,562 topics). This Africa Security is worse (more manipulative) than 77.70% of the peer group.
Africa Security
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠78%Africa Security (selected)6%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,244
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

78% percentile
025507510077.7% percentile
5.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 7.1%7.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 18.0%18.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 13.2%13.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 13.3%13.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 19.0%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 6.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.5%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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