Topic summary
22% 15 analyzed articles/videos 8,590 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Ebola results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority , Framing Effect , and Biased Writer Voice , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 3,635 hits . Analysis detected 28,351 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,210 analyzed words across 15 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (15,282 of 16,562 topics). This Ebola is better (less manipulative) than 92.30% of the peer group. Ebola
Topic details
Total words: 41,210
Article count: 15
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
8% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.7% percentile 1.5% BS Score15 analyzed articles41.2K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.8% 8.8% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.0% 5.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9% Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst