Topic summary
54%23 analyzed articles/videos12,981 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Comedy results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Halo Effect, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 5,636 hits. Analysis detected 53,733 faulty-reasoning hits from 68,344 analyzed words across 23 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (15,440 of 16,562 topics). This Comedy is better (less manipulative) than 93.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

7% percentile
02550751006.8% percentile
1.5% BS Score23 analyzed articles68.3K 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 3.5%3.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.7%2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.5%4.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.1%0.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

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