Topic summary
0% 1 analyzed article/video 173 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Columnist results contain 9 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Authority , and Primacy Effect , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 67.6% saturation with 351 hits . Analysis detected 816 faulty-reasoning hits from 519 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.5% and a BS Rank of 98% (358 of 16,562 topics). This Columnist is worse (more manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group. Columnist
Topic details
Total words: 519
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
98% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 97.8% percentile 17.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles519 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–75%
0.0% 20% 40% 60% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 67.6% 67.6% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 26.0% 26.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 23.1% 23.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Primacy Effect Sitewide 0.9% Topic 12.7% 12.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 7.3% 7.3% Sitewide departure map Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often
0.0% 0.0% 20% 20% 40% 40% 60% 60% Halo Effect: Topic 67.6%, sitewide 6.7% Framing Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 23.1%, sitewide 11.1% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2% Primacy Effect: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 0.9% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1% Anecdotal: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 5.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 2.0% Halo Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst