Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video680 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Exoneration results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 49.5% saturation with 1,009 hits. Analysis detected 5,242 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,040 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 8.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠90% (1,672 of 16,562 topics). This Exoneration is worse (more manipulative) than 89.90% of the peer group.
Exoneration
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠90%Exoneration (selected)9%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,040
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

90% percentile
025507510089.9% percentile
8.6% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 49.5%49.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 37.4%37.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 20.5%20.5%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 11.3%11.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 18.3%18.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 16.5%16.5%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 11.4%11.4%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 10.8%10.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 9.1%9.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 49.5%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 37.4%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 26.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 20.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 18.3%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 7.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 2.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 11.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 2.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 1.4%Anecdotal: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 5.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 3.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.5%Straw Man: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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