Topic summary
ā 0%1 analyzed article/video1,775 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cultural Affirmation results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 4.2% saturation with 301 hits. Analysis detected 2,976 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,100 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ā 10% (15,020 of 16,562 topics). This Cultural Affirmation is better (less manipulative) than 90.70% of the peer group.
Cultural Affirmation
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 10%Cultural Affirmation (selected)2%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 7,100
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

9% percentile
02550751009.3% percentile
1.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles7.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.1%Straw Man: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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