Topic summary
⁠31%1 analyzed article/video1,784 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Classical Philosophy results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 13.1% saturation with 703 hits. Analysis detected 3,641 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,352 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (11,142 of 16,559 topics). This Classical Philosophy is better (less manipulative) than 67.30% of the peer group.
Classical Philosophy
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠33%Classical Philosophy (selected)3%
⁠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: 5,352
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

33% percentile
025507510032.7% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles5.4K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.1%13.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 5.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.5%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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