Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video263 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Celebrity Altercation results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 15.6% saturation with 123 hits. Analysis detected 982 faulty-reasoning hits from 789 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5% and a BS Rank of ⁠76% (4,026 of 16,562 topics). This Celebrity Altercation is worse (more manipulative) than 75.70% of the peer group.
Celebrity Altercation
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠76%Celebrity Altercation (selected)5%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 789
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510075.7% percentile
5.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles789 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 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 14.3%14.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 15.6%15.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.7%13.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.1%5.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 5.2%5.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 14.3%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.9%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.6%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Composition/Division: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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