Topic summary
⁠86%5 analyzed articles/videos3,925 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Drug Cartels results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Framing Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.6% saturation with 2,723 hits. Analysis detected 18,246 faulty-reasoning hits from 15,477 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠38% (9,845 of 15,769 topics). This Drug Cartels is better (less manipulative) than 62.40% of the peer group.
Drug Cartels
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠38%Drug Cartels (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510037.6% percentile
2.5% BS Score5 analyzed articles15.5K 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 10.6%10.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 8.0%8.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.5%9.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 10.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 8.0%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate