Topic summary
29% 9 analyzed articles/videos 9,362 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Exercise results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Indoctrination , with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 5.8% saturation with 2,407 hits . Analysis detected 25,424 faulty-reasoning hits from 41,634 analyzed words across 9 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,719 of 15,458 topics). This Exercise is better (less manipulative) than 95.20% of the peer group. Exercise
Topic details
Total words: 41,634
Article count: 9
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.8% percentile 1.4% BS Score9 analyzed articles41.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.4% 2.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.5% 0.5% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.4% 2.4% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.8% 1.8% 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 3.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0% Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst