Topic summary
⁠17%1 analyzed article/video964 analyzed words
BS Summary: These College Preparedness results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Bandwagon, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 279 hits. Analysis detected 2,101 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,856 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (12,040 of 15,755 topics). This College Preparedness is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group.
College Preparedness
Topic details
Total words: 3,856
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.2%0.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 5.1%5.1%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Bandwagon: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Begging the Question: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Straw Man: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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