Topic summary
64%1 analyzed article/video424 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Beluga Whales results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, False Dilemma, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10.1% saturation with 128 hits. Analysis detected 1,077 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,272 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of 65% (5,778 of 16,504 topics). This Beluga Whales is worse (more manipulative) than 65.00% of the peer group.
Beluga Whales
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Topic details
Total words: 1,272
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

65% percentile
025507510065.0% percentile
3.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 10.1%10.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Nature: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.1%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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