Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,596 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ancestry results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 1,082 hits. Analysis detected 8,576 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,784 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (13,988 of 16,562 topics). This Ancestry is better (less manipulative) than 84.50% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 12,784
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles12.8K 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 2.3%2.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.1%7.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos