Topic summary
⁠53%5 analyzed articles/videos5,904 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Digital Media results contain 50 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Availability Heuristic, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8% saturation with 2,071 hits. Analysis detected 23,733 faulty-reasoning hits from 26,025 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠18% (13,656 of 16,562 topics). This Digital Media is better (less manipulative) than 82.50% of the peer group.
Digital Media

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510017.5% percentile
1.8% BS Score5 analyzed articles26K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.8%7.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.4%4.4%

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 4.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos