Topic summary
⁠37%3 analyzed articles/videos4,037 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brain results contain 40 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Appeal to Authority, and Optimism Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 11.6% saturation with 1,506 hits. Analysis detected 9,649 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,953 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (13,461 of 16,558 topics). This Brain is better (less manipulative) than 81.30% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 12,953
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.7% percentile
1.9% BS Score3 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 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.8%10.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.8%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos