Topic summary
⁠90%1 analyzed article/video519 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Character Appearances results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.6% saturation with 477 hits. Analysis detected 2,307 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,557 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠81% (3,239 of 16,562 topics). This Character Appearances is worse (more manipulative) than 80.40% of the peer group.
Character Appearances
Topic details
Total words: 1,557
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510080.4% percentile
5.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.6K 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 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 30.6%30.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.0%2.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 11.1%11.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.4%15.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 11.6%11.6%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.7%5.7%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 30.6%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.4%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.9%Primacy Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.9%Begging the Question: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5%Composition/Division: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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