Topic summary
⁠91%11 analyzed articles/videos7,811 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conservatism results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 9,251 hits. Analysis detected 61,579 faulty-reasoning hits from 39,568 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (8,001 of 16,562 topics). This Conservatism is worse (more manipulative) than 51.70% of the peer group.
Conservatism
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠52%Conservatism (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510051.7% percentile
3.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles39.6K 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 8.9%8.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 23.4%23.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 19.1%19.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 9.3%9.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 8.9%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 23.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 19.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 1.4%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 3.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.9%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate