Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos5,184 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brookings Metro results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 1,294 hits. Analysis detected 12,335 faulty-reasoning hits from 20,736 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (15,464 of 16,562 topics). This Brookings Metro is better (less manipulative) than 93.40% of the peer group.
Brookings Metro
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠7%Brookings Metro (selected)2%
⁠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%
Topic details
Total words: 20,736
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.6% percentile
1.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles20.7K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos