Topic summary
⁠48%2 analyzed articles/videos604 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alcatraz results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Ad Hominem, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.3% saturation with 618 hits. Analysis detected 3,646 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,793 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠44% (9,334 of 16,490 topics). This Alcatraz is better (less manipulative) than 56.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,793
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510043.4% percentile
2.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.8K 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 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 14.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 2.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Indoctrination: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos