Topic summary
21%5 analyzed articles/videos3,471 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Automated License Plate Readers results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 1,838 hits. Analysis detected 16,158 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,966 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (10,823 of 15,399 topics). This Automated License Plate Readers is better (less manipulative) than 70.30% of the peer group.
Automated License Plate Readers
Topic details
Total words: 15,966
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.7% percentile
2.2% BS Score5 analyzed articles16K 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 5.1%5.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.5%11.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.6%8.6%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate