Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video983 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Backlog results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Anchoring Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 220 hits. Analysis detected 2,248 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,932 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (14,143 of 16,562 topics). This Backlog is better (less manipulative) than 85.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,932
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 3.1%3.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.7%3.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%

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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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