Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video446 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colorado River Basin results contain 15 faulty reasoning types, including Straw Man, Framing Effect, and Pessimism Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 161 hits. Analysis detected 769 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,784 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠49% (8,581 of 16,562 topics). This Colorado River Basin is better (less manipulative) than 51.80% of the peer group.
Colorado River Basin
Topic details
Total words: 1,784
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510048.2% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K 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 4.9%4.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.0%9.0%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.6%2.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 2.6%2.6%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Straw Man: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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