Topic summary
83%6 analyzed articles/videos1,928 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Australia results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Confirmation Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 1,747 hits. Analysis detected 16,313 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,575 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 47% (8,462 of 15,778 topics). This Australia is better (less manipulative) than 53.60% of the peer group.
Australia

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.4% percentile
2.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles12.6K 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 11.6%11.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.9%8.9%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.1%8.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.0%9.0%

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 11.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate