Topic summary
2% 1 analyzed article/video 798 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Downhill results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Optimism Bias , and Hasty Generalization , with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 5.3% saturation with 128 hits . Analysis detected 593 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,394 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,964 of 16,562 topics). This Downhill is better (less manipulative) than 84.30% of the peer group. Downhill
Topic details
Total words: 2,394
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.7% percentile 1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 5.3% 5.3% Recency Bias Sitewide 2.7% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Status Quo Bias Sitewide 2.2% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 19.2% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 8.1% Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 6.0% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.3%, sitewide 3.3% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9% Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.4% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.8% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
CBC 49% 7/24/2026, 2:47:36 AM