Topic summary
0%12 analyzed articles/videos7,355 analyzed words
BS Summary: These College Basketball results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.2% saturation with 4,043 hits. Analysis detected 27,684 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,958 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (11,261 of 15,388 topics). This College Basketball is better (less manipulative) than 73.20% of the peer group.
College Basketball
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

27% percentile
025507510026.8% percentile
2.1% BS Score12 analyzed articles25K 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 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.2%5.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.2%16.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.9%7.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.0%5.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 9.1%9.1%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.2%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Indoctrination: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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