Topic summary
⁠55%3 analyzed articles/videos1,182 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dear Abby results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Confirmation Bias, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 550 hits. Analysis detected 5,341 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,948 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (11,980 of 16,562 topics). This Dear Abby is better (less manipulative) than 72.30% of the peer group.
Dear Abby
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 6,948
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.7% percentile
2.1% BS Score3 analyzed articles6.9K 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 1.8%1.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.8%7.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.9%7.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 1.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%False Dilemma: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos