Topic summary
⁠93%1 analyzed article/video150 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epidemics results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 50.7% saturation with 228 hits. Analysis detected 762 faulty-reasoning hits from 450 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 16.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠98% (387 of 15,447 topics). This Epidemics is worse (more manipulative) than 97.50% of the peer group.
Epidemics
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 450
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

98% percentile
025507510097.5% percentile
16.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles450 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 50.7%50.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 21.8%21.8%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 12.4%12.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 10.0%10.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 16.4%16.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.4%12.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.7%6.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 6.9%6.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 28.4%28.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Negativity Bias: Topic 50.7%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 28.4%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 21.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 8.1%Recency Bias: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 10.0%, sitewide 0.8%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 9.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.7%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.9%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos