Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,062 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Craig Melvin results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Pessimism Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.2% saturation with 348 hits. Analysis detected 2,398 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,248 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠30% (11,641 of 16,432 topics). This Craig Melvin is better (less manipulative) than 70.80% of the peer group.
Craig Melvin
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Topic details
Total words: 4,248
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

29% percentile
025507510029.2% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.2K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.9%4.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.3%2.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%

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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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