Topic summary
⁠44%2 analyzed articles/videos945 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Computing results contain 35 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Indoctrination, and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9% saturation with 699 hits. Analysis detected 6,332 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,776 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,848 of 16,562 topics). This Computing is better (less manipulative) than 65.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 7,776
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.5% percentile
2.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles7.8K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.2%6.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.0%9.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.9%3.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.4%3.4%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos