Topic summary
25%9 analyzed articles/videos8,378 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Covid 19 results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 3,817 hits. Analysis detected 41,796 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,763 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 9% (14,120 of 15,359 topics). This Covid 19 is better (less manipulative) than 91.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

8% percentile
02550751008.1% percentile
1.5% BS Score9 analyzed articles49.8K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.7%7.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.3%1.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.4%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.4%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate