Topic summary
75%3 analyzed articles/videos1,578 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Construction Industry results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 10% saturation with 501 hits. Analysis detected 5,201 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,994 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 49% (8,511 of 16,562 topics). This Construction Industry is better (less manipulative) than 51.40% of the peer group.
Construction Industry
Topic details
Total words: 4,994
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510048.6% percentile
2.9% BS Score3 analyzed articles5K 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 6.1%6.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 4.9%4.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 10.0%10.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 6.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.7%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos