Topic summary
⁠17%1 analyzed article/video599 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cable Television results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Red Herring, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5.6% saturation with 134 hits. Analysis detected 1,346 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,396 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (12,676 of 16,562 topics). This Cable Television is better (less manipulative) than 76.50% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,396
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.5% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.6%5.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Red HerringSitewide 0.7%Topic 5.3%5.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Red Herring: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.9%Straw Man: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.9%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.2%Composition/Division: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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