Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,015 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Epstein results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Out-Group Homogeneity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 36.4% saturation with 1,108 hits. Analysis detected 8,119 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,045 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠91% (1,585 of 16,562 topics). This Epstein is worse (more manipulative) than 90.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,045
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

90% percentile
025507510090.4% percentile
8.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 36.4%36.4%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 19.5%19.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 35.3%35.3%Horn EffectSitewide 1.0%Topic 14.9%14.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.2%16.2%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 11.4%11.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 11.6%11.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 14.3%14.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 14.0%14.0%

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 36.4%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 35.3%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 16.2%, sitewide 26.9%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 19.5%, sitewide 3.1%Horn Effect: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 1.0%Optimism Bias: Topic 14.3%, sitewide 6.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 6.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 13.4%, sitewide 7.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 11.6%, sitewide 2.2%Straw Man: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 0.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 9.1%Bandwagon: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 2.7%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.8%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 4.0%Middle Ground: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 0.1%Begging the Question: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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