Topic summary
⁠42%4 analyzed articles/videos2,660 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Boston results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 742 hits. Analysis detected 7,299 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,191 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (12,727 of 15,447 topics). This Boston is better (less manipulative) than 82.40% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score4 analyzed articles9.2K 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 8.0%8.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 8.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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