Topic summary
⁠52%2 analyzed articles/videos3,133 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Berkeley results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Appeal to Authority, and Negativity Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.5% saturation with 496 hits. Analysis detected 5,709 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,632 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (14,112 of 16,562 topics). This Berkeley is better (less manipulative) than 85.20% of the peer group.
Berkeley
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 7,632
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.6K 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%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.0%3.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos