Topic summary
⁠88%2 analyzed articles/videos334 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Backward Compatibility results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.7% saturation with 466 hits. Analysis detected 3,417 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,490 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,511 of 16,562 topics). This Backward Compatibility is worse (more manipulative) than 72.80% of the peer group.
Backward Compatibility
Topic details
Total words: 2,490
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

73% percentile
025507510072.8% percentile
4.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.5K 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 7.4%7.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.7%18.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 14.6%14.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.4%14.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.7%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 4.6%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Recency Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.5%Anecdotal: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos