Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos423 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Apology results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 628 hits. Analysis detected 3,444 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,040 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (14,160 of 16,562 topics). This Apology is better (less manipulative) than 85.50% of the peer group.
Apology
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Topic details
Total words: 6,040
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.5% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles6K 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 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.4%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos