Topic summary
⁠66%1 analyzed article/video1,196 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Afterglow results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Anecdotal, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 559 hits. Analysis detected 2,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,588 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (8,129 of 16,562 topics). This Afterglow is worse (more manipulative) than 50.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,588
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510050.9% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.6%15.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.8%7.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.8%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%False Dilemma: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Composition/Division: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos