Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video390 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Bentley Torcal results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Halo Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Overconfidence Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 197 hits. Analysis detected 2,249 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,560 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (3,841 of 16,562 topics). This Bentley Torcal is worse (more manipulative) than 76.80% of the peer group.
Bentley Torcal
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Topic details
Total words: 1,560
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

77% percentile
025507510076.8% percentile
5.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K 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 2.8%2.8%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 11.7%11.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.8%5.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 12.6%12.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.8%8.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 11.2%11.2%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 5.8%5.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 0.5%Halo Effect: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 7.5%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.8%, sitewide 3.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Begging the Question: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.8%Anecdotal: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Red Herring: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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