Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video942 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cold Case Investigation results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Confirmation Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 25.5% saturation with 721 hits. Analysis detected 4,705 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,826 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠78% (3,771 of 16,562 topics). This Cold Case Investigation is worse (more manipulative) than 77.20% of the peer group.
Cold Case Investigation
Topic details
Total words: 2,826
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

77% percentile
025507510077.2% percentile
5.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K 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 6.9%6.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 25.5%25.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 13.4%13.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 12.1%12.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 14.5%14.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.8%9.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 16.5%16.5%

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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 25.5%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 4.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2%Personal Incredulity: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.7%Begging the Question: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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