Topic summary
⁠16%3 analyzed articles/videos1,442 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Birds results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7% saturation with 449 hits. Analysis detected 4,732 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,431 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (13,368 of 16,562 topics). This Birds is better (less manipulative) than 80.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,431
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510019.3% percentile
1.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.4K 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 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos