Topic summary
⁠9%2 analyzed articles/videos1,928 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Author Interview results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Anecdotal, and Availability Heuristic, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 5.7% saturation with 339 hits. Analysis detected 3,227 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,956 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (13,241 of 15,534 topics). This Author Interview is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,956
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.8% 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.7%5.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Indoctrination: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos