Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video554 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Costco Expansion results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Overconfidence Bias, Quote-first Misdirection, and Self-Serving Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 26.5% saturation with 441 hits. Analysis detected 1,767 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,662 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠84% (2,807 of 16,562 topics). This Costco Expansion is worse (more manipulative) than 83.10% of the peer group.
Costco Expansion
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Topic details
Total words: 1,662
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

83% percentile
025507510083.1% percentile
6.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 26.5%26.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.3%9.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 13.0%13.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.4%7.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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%Optimism Bias: Topic 26.5%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 11.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 3.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.5%Circular Reasoning: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Begging the Question: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos