Topic summary
ā 95%1 analyzed article/video1,208 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cover Ups results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Negativity Bias, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 32% saturation with 1,158 hits. Analysis detected 4,513 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,624 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4% and a BS Rank of ā 68% (5,433 of 16,559 topics). This Cover Ups is worse (more manipulative) than 67.20% of the peer group.
Cover Ups
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 68%Cover Ups (selected)5%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,624
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

67% percentile
025507510067.2% percentile
4.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 31.9%31.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.8%6.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.0%9.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.0%8.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 7.2%7.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%

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%Confirmation Bias: Topic 31.9%, sitewide 7.5%Framing Effect: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 1.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.1%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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