Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos1,110 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Explosions results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Availability Heuristic, and Optimism Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 512 hits. Analysis detected 2,664 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,440 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (11,930 of 16,562 topics). This Explosions is better (less manipulative) than 72.00% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510028.0% percentile
2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.4K 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 11.5%11.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.7%5.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 11.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos