Topic summary
57%7 analyzed articles/videos3,421 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Automotive Technology results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 1,733 hits. Analysis detected 14,928 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,981 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 25% (12,531 of 16,562 topics). This Automotive Technology is better (less manipulative) than 75.70% of the peer group.
Automotive Technology

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.3% percentile
2.0% BS Score7 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.8%10.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.9%9.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate