Topic summary
⁠45%4 analyzed articles/videos2,237 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bars results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Availability Heuristic, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 1,182 hits. Analysis detected 11,907 faulty-reasoning hits from 16,131 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (13,053 of 16,562 topics). This Bars is better (less manipulative) than 78.80% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 16,131
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles16.1K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.1%0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.2%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos