Topic summary
⁠9%1 analyzed article/video888 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Dragons results contain 23 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Post Hoc (False Cause), and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 4.9% saturation with 173 hits. Analysis detected 1,458 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,552 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠17% (13,886 of 16,562 topics). This Dragons is better (less manipulative) than 83.80% of the peer group.
Dragons
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Topic details
Total words: 3,552
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.2% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.7%3.7%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.9%Composition/Division: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%No True Scotsman: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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