Topic summary
83%26 analyzed articles/videos29,894 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Authoritarianism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.9% saturation with 22,394 hits. Analysis detected 167,932 faulty-reasoning hits from 118,610 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 43% (8,991 of 15,722 topics). This Authoritarianism is better (less manipulative) than 57.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510042.8% percentile
2.7% BS Score26 analyzed articles118.6K 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 9.3%9.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.9%18.9%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 11.3%11.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 9.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 2.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate