Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos4,658 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Demographics & Population results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 1,341 hits. Analysis detected 18,043 faulty-reasoning hits from 18,632 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠33% (11,215 of 16,562 topics). This Demographics & Population is better (less manipulative) than 67.70% of the peer group.
Demographics & Population
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠33%Demographics & Population (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 18,632
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510032.3% percentile
2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles18.6K 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 7.0%7.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.2%7.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 7.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.7%, sitewide 3.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 2.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate