Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Bicycling results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 34.1% saturation with 902 hits. Analysis detected 2,280 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,643 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,232 topics). This Bicycling is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Bicycling
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Topic details
Total words: 2,643
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

0% percentile
02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 34.1%34.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.3%2.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.4%6.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%

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%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 34.1%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.4%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.4%Red Herring: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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