Topic summary
ā 100%1 analyzed article/video696 analyzed words
BS Summary: These English Language Proficiency results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Straw Man, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 41.3% saturation with 1,151 hits. Analysis detected 6,365 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,784 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6% and a BS Rank of ā 88% (2,950 of 23,197 topics). This English Language Proficiency is worse (more manipulative) than 87.30% of the peer group.
English Language Proficiency
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,784
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

87% percentile
025507510087.3% percentile
6.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 41.3%41.3%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 16.8%16.8%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 15.6%15.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.0%9.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 16.9%16.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 9.7%9.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 10.6%10.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 41.3%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 22.5%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 8.1%Straw Man: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 0.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 2.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 3.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Horn Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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