Topic summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos814 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Explosion results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 410 hits. Analysis detected 2,882 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,684 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of 30% (10,997 of 15,689 topics). This Explosion is better (less manipulative) than 70.10% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,684
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

30% percentile
025507510029.9% percentile
2.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles4.7K 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 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.8%8.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 0.0%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.9%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate