Topic summary
⁠98%1 analyzed article/video748 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Colson Montgomery results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.1% saturation with 248 hits. Analysis detected 2,710 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,244 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠71% (4,890 of 16,562 topics). This Colson Montgomery is worse (more manipulative) than 70.50% of the peer group.
Colson Montgomery
Topic details
Total words: 2,244
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

71% percentile
025507510070.5% percentile
4.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 11.1%11.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.7%7.7%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 7.3%7.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.4%9.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 10.9%10.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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 11.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 8.1%Recency Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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