Topic summary
⁠22%1 analyzed article/video234 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brockton results contain 8 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 81 hits. Analysis detected 300 faulty-reasoning hits from 702 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠79% (3,570 of 16,562 topics). This Brockton is worse (more manipulative) than 78.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 702
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

78% percentile
025507510078.4% percentile
5.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles702 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.5%11.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.3%4.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.6%8.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.1%3.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 4.3%4.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos