Topic summary
80%8 analyzed articles/videos18,810 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Counterterrorism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 6,429 hits. Analysis detected 60,348 faulty-reasoning hits from 62,085 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (12,571 of 15,142 topics). This Counterterrorism is better (less manipulative) than 83.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510017.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score8 analyzed articles62.1K 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 10.4%10.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 10.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate