Topic summary
⁠39%3 analyzed articles/videos3,824 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Americas results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 1,908 hits. Analysis detected 10,560 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,884 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (12,473 of 15,364 topics). This Americas is better (less manipulative) than 81.20% of the peer group.
Americas
Topic details
Total words: 11,884
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.1%16.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.9%3.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 16.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos