Topic summary
⁠98%1 analyzed article/video83 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Balding results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 34.5% saturation with 86 hits. Analysis detected 419 faulty-reasoning hits from 249 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 12% and a BS Rank of ⁠95% (883 of 16,562 topics). This Balding is worse (more manipulative) than 94.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 249
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

95% percentile
025507510094.7% percentile
12.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles249 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 34.5%34.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.3%19.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.4%10.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.0%10.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 8.8%8.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 7.2%7.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 24.5%24.5%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 34.5%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.3%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 9.1%False Dilemma: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 1.5%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 4.6%Begging the Question: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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