Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video323 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Alternative Halftime Shows results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 55.1% saturation with 534 hits. Analysis detected 4,501 faulty-reasoning hits from 969 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠98% (361 of 16,562 topics). This Alternative Halftime Shows is worse (more manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group.
Alternative Halftime Shows
Topic details
Total words: 969
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

98% percentile
025507510097.8% percentile
17.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles969 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 55.1%55.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 47.3%47.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 36.6%36.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 31.6%31.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 39.5%39.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 28.9%28.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 19.7%19.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 21.1%21.1%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 18.6%18.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 21.3%21.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%In-Group Bias: Topic 55.1%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 47.3%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 39.5%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 36.6%, sitewide 8.1%Framing Effect: Topic 32.0%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 31.6%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 28.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 21.1%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Bandwagon: Topic 18.6%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 11.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 3.1%Straw Man: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 0.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.1%, sitewide 3.3%No True Scotsman: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 0.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 1.5%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Special Pleading: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.3%Composition/Division: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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