Topic summary
35%1 analyzed article/video477 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Contamination results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Overconfidence Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 14% saturation with 200 hits. Analysis detected 1,162 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,431 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.1% and a BS Rank of 68% (5,361 of 16,562 topics). This Contamination is worse (more manipulative) than 67.60% of the peer group.
Contamination
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 1,431
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

68% percentile
025507510067.6% percentile
4.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.4K 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 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 14.0%14.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.2%5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.0%5.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 4.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.1%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Special Pleading: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.3%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos