Topic summary
⁠25%1 analyzed article/video492 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Brown Dwarfs results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Representativeness Heuristic, Unattributed Quote, and Optimism Bias, with Ambiguity (Equivocation) as the most egregious example at 9.8% saturation with 144 hits. Analysis detected 795 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,476 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,248 of 15,534 topics). This Brown Dwarfs is better (less manipulative) than 59.50% of the peer group.
Brown Dwarfs
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,476
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.5% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.5K 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 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 9.8%9.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 9.8%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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