Topic summary
⁠5%2 analyzed articles/videos1,868 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Credential Theft results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Indoctrination, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.5% saturation with 287 hits. Analysis detected 3,119 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,382 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠7% (15,533 of 16,562 topics). This Credential Theft is better (less manipulative) than 93.80% of the peer group.
Credential Theft
Topic details
Total words: 6,382
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.2% percentile
1.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.4K 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 3.1%3.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.5%0.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%

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 3.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.8%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos