Topic summary
33%2 analyzed articles/videos78 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Baltimore results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.5% saturation with 336 hits. Analysis detected 2,174 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,488 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of 58% (7,049 of 16,562 topics). This Baltimore is worse (more manipulative) than 57.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,488
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

57% percentile
025507510057.4% percentile
3.4% 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 13.5%13.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.2%1.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.2%5.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 13.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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