Topic summary
20%3 analyzed articles/videos2,314 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Chicago Events results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Biased Writer Voice, and Optimism Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 659 hits. Analysis detected 4,270 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,587 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,568 of 16,562 topics). This Chicago Events is better (less manipulative) than 88.00% of the peer group.
Chicago Events
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 7,587
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.0% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles7.6K 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 1.2%1.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.9%6.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 1.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 0.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate