Topic summary
22%6 analyzed articles/videos5,457 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Community Initiatives results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Anecdotal, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 2,158 hits. Analysis detected 16,786 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,830 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,329 of 15,689 topics). This Community Initiatives is better (less manipulative) than 91.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751008.7% percentile
1.5% BS Score6 analyzed articles24.8K 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 3.5%3.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.7%8.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 3.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate