Topic summary
⁠50%1 analyzed article/video1,146 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Blacksmithing results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Overconfidence Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 363 hits. Analysis detected 2,982 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,438 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (8,897 of 16,562 topics). This Blacksmithing is better (less manipulative) than 53.70% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠47%Blacksmithing (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,438
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.6%10.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Composition/Division: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.4%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos