Topic summary
⁠48%5 analyzed articles/videos3,154 analyzed words
BS Summary: These East Bay results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 1,005 hits. Analysis detected 8,440 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,445 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠10% (14,924 of 16,562 topics). This East Bay is better (less manipulative) than 90.10% of the peer group.
East Bay
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 12,445
Article count: 5
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.9% percentile
1.6% BS Score5 analyzed articles12.4K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos