Topic summary
68%9 analyzed articles/videos3,087 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Cultural Commentary results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Ad Hominem, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 22.6% saturation with 5,175 hits. Analysis detected 32,835 faulty-reasoning hits from 22,906 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (8,522 of 15,326 topics). This Cultural Commentary is better (less manipulative) than 55.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.4% percentile
2.8% BS Score9 analyzed articles22.9K 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 6.8%6.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 22.6%22.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.7%7.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.3%14.3%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.3%4.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.2%2.2%

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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 22.6%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 2.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%Straw Man: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.9%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 3.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate