Topic summary
49%7 analyzed articles/videos937 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 1,389 hits. Analysis detected 7,769 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,196 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of 37% (9,989 of 15,759 topics). This Chicago is better (less manipulative) than 63.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510036.6% percentile
2.4% BS Score7 analyzed articles8.2K 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 8.5%8.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.7%12.7%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate