Topic summary
⁠92%2 analyzed articles/videos852 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Event Coverage results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Optimism Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 23.4% saturation with 599 hits. Analysis detected 3,526 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,556 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 5.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠80% (3,402 of 16,562 topics). This Event Coverage is worse (more manipulative) than 79.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

80% percentile
025507510079.5% percentile
5.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles2.6K 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 0.7%0.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 22.8%22.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 23.4%23.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 12.1%12.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.1%6.1%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.7%5.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.1%3.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 0.7%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 23.4%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 22.8%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 1.1%Anecdotal: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Bandwagon: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Begging the Question: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos