Topic summary
85%2 analyzed articles/videos1,484 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Defaults results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17% saturation with 759 hits. Analysis detected 4,259 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,452 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 38% (10,271 of 16,562 topics). This Defaults is better (less manipulative) than 62.00% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,452
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.0% percentile
2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.5K 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 5.2%5.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.5%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.9%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate