Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video678 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Canadian Children's Book Centre results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Post Hoc (False Cause), and Unattributed Quote, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 143 hits. Analysis detected 1,226 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,712 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (12,903 of 16,562 topics). This Canadian Children's Book Centre is better (less manipulative) than 77.90% of the peer group.
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Topic details
Total words: 2,712
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

22% percentile
025507510022.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K 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 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.1%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.3%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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