Topic summary
⁠94%1 analyzed article/video835 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Earbuds results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 27.9% saturation with 698 hits. Analysis detected 3,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,505 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (2,610 of 16,562 topics). This Earbuds is worse (more manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group.
Earbuds
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Topic details
Total words: 2,505
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

84% percentile
025507510084.2% percentile
6.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 27.9%27.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 26.5%26.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 16.2%16.2%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 17.6%17.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.1%8.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 13.3%13.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.2%2.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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%Anecdotal: Topic 27.9%, sitewide 5.2%Framing Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 26.5%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 8.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 16.2%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 4.6%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.1%AnecdotalSitewide rateTopic rate

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