Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video469 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cops results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 21.4% saturation with 401 hits. Analysis detected 1,806 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,876 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of 71% (4,518 of 15,142 topics). This Cops is worse (more manipulative) than 70.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,876
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

70% percentile
025507510070.2% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.9K 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 7.5%7.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 21.4%21.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.0%15.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.1%7.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Circular ReasoningSitewide 0.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Bandwagon: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Circular Reasoning: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.1%Red Herring: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos