Topic summary
⁠59%1 analyzed article/video2,793 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Covert Influence results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Unattributed Quote, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 13.4% saturation with 1,495 hits. Analysis detected 10,062 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,172 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (12,337 of 20,863 topics). This Covert Influence is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group.
Covert Influence
Topic details
Total words: 11,172
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.9% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles11.2K 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 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.1%11.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.4%13.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.5%8.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 13.1%13.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 1.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 5.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 7.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 1.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos