Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video792 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Contortionism results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Optimism Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 204 hits. Analysis detected 1,415 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,168 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠8% (15,312 of 16,562 topics). This Contortionism is better (less manipulative) than 92.50% of the peer group.
Contortionism
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Topic details
Total words: 3,168
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751007.5% percentile
1.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 1.9%1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.9%0.9%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%

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 1.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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