Topic summary
⁠16%6 analyzed articles/videos1,989 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Evolution results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.7% saturation with 891 hits. Analysis detected 6,940 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,269 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠11% (14,781 of 16,562 topics). This Evolution is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group.
Evolution

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

11% percentile
025507510010.8% percentile
1.6% BS Score6 analyzed articles10.3K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.3%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos