Topic summary
ā 0%1 analyzed article/video202 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Book results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Halo Effect, and Framing Effect, with Representativeness Heuristic as the most egregious example at 30.9% saturation with 187 hits. Analysis detected 1,338 faulty-reasoning hits from 606 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 9.6% and a BS Rank of ā 92% (1,402 of 16,562 topics). This Book is worse (more manipulative) than 91.50% of the peer group.
Book
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 92%Book (selected)10%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 606
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

92% percentile
025507510091.5% percentile
9.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles606 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Representativeness Heurisā€¦Sitewide 1.9%Topic 30.9%30.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 26.7%26.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 26.7%26.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 13.4%13.4%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 15.8%15.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%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%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 30.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing Effect: Topic 24.9%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 26.7%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 26.7%, sitewide 6.7%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 9.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 4.0%Anecdotal: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 8.1%False Dilemma: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 1.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 4.6%Composition/Division: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.9%Primacy Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.9%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.4%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness HeuristicSitewide rateTopic rate

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