Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,083 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Best Lists results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Recency Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 25.2% saturation with 1,557 hits. Analysis detected 6,383 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,168 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (8,334 of 16,562 topics). This Best Lists is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group.
Best Lists
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,168
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.7% percentile
3.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 25.2%25.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.4%4.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 25.2%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Recency Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos