Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Alligators results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Hindsight Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 32.9% saturation with 253 hits. Analysis detected 1,339 faulty-reasoning hits from 768 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This Alligators is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Alligators
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠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%
⁠0%Alligators (selected)0%
Topic details
Total words: 768
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles768 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 7.8%7.8%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 19.1%19.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 18.2%18.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 32.9%32.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 18.2%18.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 7.2%7.2%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 32.9%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 26.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 18.2%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 18.2%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.3%Slippery Slope: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 1.7%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.5%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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