Topic summary
70% 50 analyzed articles/videos 16,133 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Basketball results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Negativity Bias , and Halo Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 20,034 hits . Analysis detected 141,128 faulty-reasoning hits from 156,487 analyzed words across 50 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 14% (13,708 of 15,851 topics). This Basketball is better (less manipulative) than 86.50% of the peer group. Basketball
Topic details
Total words: 156,487
Article count: 50
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
14% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 13.5% percentile 1.7% BS Score50 analyzed articles156.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.9% 4.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.1% 6.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 12.8% 12.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.7% 1.7% 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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst