Topic summary
⁠90%3 analyzed articles/videos84 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Criticism results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 30.2% saturation with 704 hits. Analysis detected 4,093 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,331 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (3,720 of 15,753 topics). This Criticism is worse (more manipulative) than 76.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,331
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

76% percentile
025507510076.4% percentile
5.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles2.3K 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 6.3%6.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 24.8%24.8%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 13.9%13.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 30.2%30.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 17.1%17.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.9%10.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.5%9.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 7.8%7.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.7%5.7%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 30.2%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 24.8%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 17.1%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 15.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 2.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.9%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 1.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Indoctrination: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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