Topic summary
80% 12 analyzed articles/videos 6,637 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Controversy results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Hasty Generalization , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.8% saturation with 5,665 hits . Analysis detected 43,623 faulty-reasoning hits from 44,188 analyzed words across 12 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of 20% (13,298 of 16,562 topics). This Controversy is better (less manipulative) than 80.30% of the peer group. Controversy
Topic details
Total words: 44,188
Article count: 12
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
20% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 19.7% percentile 1.9% BS Score12 analyzed articles44.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.0% 7.0% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.8% 12.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 10.5% 10.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.4% 0.4% 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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 5.3% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.4% Ad Hominem: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.2% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% False Dilemma: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.5% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst