Topic summary
⁠21%1 analyzed article/video527 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Department Of Energy Initiatives results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Overconfidence Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 16.7% saturation with 352 hits. Analysis detected 1,306 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,108 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠59% (9,581 of 23,207 topics). This Department Of Energy Initiatives is worse (more manipulative) than 58.70% of the peer group.
Department Of Energy Initiatives
Topic details
Total words: 2,108
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

59% percentile
025507510058.7% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.1K 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 2.2%2.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 16.7%16.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 8.2%8.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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 2.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 16.7%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 0.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.1%Indoctrination: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos