Topic summary
72%29 analyzed articles/videos12,458 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Art results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 12,797 hits. Analysis detected 86,489 faulty-reasoning hits from 110,505 analyzed words across 29 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,486 of 15,447 topics). This Art is better (less manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.2% percentile
1.4% BS Score29 analyzed articles110.5K 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 3.9%3.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.6%11.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate