Topic summary
10%1 analyzed article/video1,090 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Apt Activity results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 252 hits. Analysis detected 1,238 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,270 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 6% (15,664 of 16,562 topics). This Apt Activity is better (less manipulative) than 94.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,270
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751005.4% percentile
1.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.3K 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 0.1%0.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.7%7.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.1%Red Herring: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos