Topic summary
⁠94%2 analyzed articles/videos379 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Arson Investigation results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Fundamental Attribution Error, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 19.3% saturation with 440 hits. Analysis detected 3,446 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,280 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (3,969 of 16,562 topics). This Arson Investigation is worse (more manipulative) than 76.00% of the peer group.
Arson Investigation
Topic details
Total words: 2,280
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510076.0% percentile
5.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.3K 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 10.7%10.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 14.7%14.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.7%4.7%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 11.9%11.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.5%6.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 10.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 19.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 14.7%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 11.9%, sitewide 2.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 11.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 4.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.4%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.5%Horn Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.0%Primacy Effect: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos