Topic summary
54%57 analyzed articles/videos46,602 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Economic Development results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 19,960 hits. Analysis detected 183,630 faulty-reasoning hits from 208,905 analyzed words across 57 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 12% (14,034 of 15,780 topics). This Economic Development is better (less manipulative) than 88.90% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510011.1% percentile
1.6% BS Score57 analyzed articles208.9K 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 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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