Topic summary
66% 25 analyzed articles/videos 26,273 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Commentary results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Politically Left Leaning Bias , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18% saturation with 25,158 hits . Analysis detected 168,163 faulty-reasoning hits from 139,453 analyzed words across 25 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 31% (10,630 of 15,364 topics). This Commentary is better (less manipulative) than 69.20% of the peer group. Commentary
Topic details
Total words: 139,453
Article count: 25
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
31% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 30.8% percentile 2.2% BS Score25 analyzed articles139.5K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 18.0% 18.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.4% 12.4% Politically Left Leaning … Sitewide 2.0% Topic 8.3% 8.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.4% 2.4% 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 5.3%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.0%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 2.0% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6% Ad Hominem: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst