Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video604 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Desertification results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Hasty Generalization, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 261 hits. Analysis detected 1,630 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,416 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (9,637 of 16,562 topics). This Desertification is better (less manipulative) than 58.20% of the peer group.
Desertification
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,416
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510041.8% percentile
2.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.4%2.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.8%10.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.7%10.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.9%1.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.3%, sitewide 3.3%Halo Effect: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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