Topic summary
⁠45%5 analyzed articles/videos1,989 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dementia results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Appeal to Authority, and Hasty Generalization, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 1,723 hits. Analysis detected 12,096 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,611 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (13,787 of 16,562 topics). This Dementia is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the peer group.
Dementia
Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.6K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.5%7.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 11.0%11.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos