Topic summary
34%30 analyzed articles/videos12,445 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Events results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Halo Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.5% saturation with 4,716 hits. Analysis detected 45,946 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,084 analyzed words across 30 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 10% (13,912 of 15,365 topics). This Events is better (less manipulative) than 90.50% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

10% percentile
02550751009.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score30 analyzed articles63.1K 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 7.5%7.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.7%0.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.8%6.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 7.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 0.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate