Topic summary
⁠62%1 analyzed article/video588 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Altercations results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.7% saturation with 188 hits. Analysis detected 1,594 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,764 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠56% (7,434 of 16,562 topics). This Altercations is worse (more manipulative) than 55.10% of the peer group.
Altercations
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠56%Altercations (selected)4%
⁠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: 1,764
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

55% percentile
025507510055.1% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K 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 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.7%10.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.1%5.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.2%8.2%

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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Middle Ground: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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