Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos699 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Conventions results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 857 hits. Analysis detected 3,773 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,183 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠24% (11,569 of 15,142 topics). This Conventions is better (less manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group.
Conventions
Topic details
Total words: 6,183
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510023.6% percentile
2.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K 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 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 13.9%13.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.6%6.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%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 2.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 15.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 1.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos