Topic summary
91% 1 analyzed article/video 55 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epa results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Slippery Slope , with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 38.8% saturation with 64 hits . Analysis detected 373 faulty-reasoning hits from 165 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.1% and a BS Rank of 98% (447 of 16,562 topics). This Epa is worse (more manipulative) than 97.30% of the peer group. Epa
Topic details
Total words: 165
Article count: 1
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
97% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 97.3% percentile 16.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles165 analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 30.9% 30.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 38.8% 38.8% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Slippery Slope Sitewide 1.7% Topic 17.0% 17.0% Pessimism Bias Sitewide 1.9% Topic 15.8% 15.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 31.5% 31.5% Burden of Proof Sitewide 0.4% Topic 12.1% 12.1% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 13.9% 13.9% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Topic 11.5% 11.5% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 9.7% 9.7% 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% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 38.8%, sitewide 15.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 31.5%, sitewide 19.2% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 30.9%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Slippery Slope: Topic 17.0%, sitewide 1.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 1.9% Confirmation Bias: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 7.5% Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.6%, sitewide 8.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 13.9%, sitewide 3.3% Burden of Proof: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 0.4% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 1.4% Indoctrination: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 0.0% Begging the Question: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 1.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst