Topic summary
⁠42%6 analyzed articles/videos1,224 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Design results contain 45 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Hasty Generalization, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 1,829 hits. Analysis detected 15,336 faulty-reasoning hits from 19,244 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (13,508 of 16,011 topics). This Design is better (less manipulative) than 84.40% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510015.6% percentile
1.8% BS Score6 analyzed articles19.2K 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 4.8%4.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.5%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos