Topic summary
⁠22%1 analyzed article/video363 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Carlsbad results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Confirmation Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 16.1% saturation with 175 hits. Analysis detected 684 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,089 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (6,151 of 16,562 topics). This Carlsbad is worse (more manipulative) than 62.90% of the peer group.
Carlsbad
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,089
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

63% percentile
025507510062.9% percentile
3.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K 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 0.5%0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.8%9.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 16.1%16.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.2%2.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 0.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 16.1%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.4%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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