Topic summary
⁠87%7 analyzed articles/videos3,320 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Boston Red Sox results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 1,275 hits. Analysis detected 12,958 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,000 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (10,767 of 15,489 topics). This Boston Red Sox is better (less manipulative) than 69.50% of the peer group.
Boston Red Sox
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠31%Boston Red Sox (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%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510030.5% percentile
2.2% BS Score7 analyzed articles13K 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 4.0%4.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.8%9.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate