Topic summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 291 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Burns results contain 16 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Biased Writer Voice , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 19.6% saturation with 171 hits . Analysis detected 875 faulty-reasoning hits from 873 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.3% and a BS Rank of 84% (2,803 of 16,562 topics). This Burns is worse (more manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group. Burns
Topic details
Total words: 873
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
83% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 83.1% percentile 6.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles873 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.3% 10.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 13.6% 13.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.7% 12.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% Quote-first Misdirection Sitewide 0.0% Topic 5.5% 5.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 10.3% 10.3% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.6% 2.6% 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 10.3%, sitewide 26.9% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 19.6%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 19.2% Optimism Bias: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 6.0% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.5% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7% Burden of Proof: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.4% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst