Topic summary
⁠36%7 analyzed articles/videos5,515 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Depression results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 2,849 hits. Analysis detected 28,757 faulty-reasoning hits from 35,802 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (14,053 of 15,534 topics). This Depression is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles35.8K 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 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.2%5.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate