Topic summary
⁠93%2 analyzed articles/videos385 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Columbia University results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.4% saturation with 938 hits. Analysis detected 7,892 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,608 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (5,907 of 16,562 topics). This Columbia University is worse (more manipulative) than 64.30% of the peer group.
Columbia University
Topic details
Total words: 4,608
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

64% percentile
025507510064.3% percentile
3.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.6K 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 11.3%11.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.4%7.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.3%12.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 13.3%13.3%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%Politically Left Leaning …Sitewide 2.0%Topic 4.1%4.1%

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 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 20.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.4%Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos