Topic summary
⁠25%2 analyzed articles/videos1,121 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Comets results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 564 hits. Analysis detected 4,290 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,308 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠22% (13,049 of 16,562 topics). This Comets is better (less manipulative) than 78.80% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,308
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.2% percentile
1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.3K 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 2.1%2.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.9%8.9%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 4.6%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos