Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video584 analyzed words
BS Summary: These English Proficiency results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Confirmation Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 246 hits. Analysis detected 1,951 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,336 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠55% (7,478 of 16,562 topics). This English Proficiency is worse (more manipulative) than 54.90% of the peer group.
English Proficiency
Topic details
Total words: 2,336
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

55% percentile
025507510054.9% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 5.4%5.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 10.5%10.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.4%4.4%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.8%2.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Anecdotal: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 5.2%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 3.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.0%Personal Incredulity: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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