Topic summary
60% 37 analyzed articles/videos 26,840 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Books results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Hasty Generalization , and Biased Writer Voice , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.3% saturation with 9,230 hits . Analysis detected 111,874 faulty-reasoning hits from 146,315 analyzed words across 37 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,796 of 15,752 topics). This Books is better (less manipulative) than 93.90% of the peer group. Books
Topic details
Total words: 146,315
Article count: 37
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
6% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 6.1% percentile 1.4% BS Score37 analyzed articles146.3K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.4% 4.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.8% 0.8% 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 5.4%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst