Topic summary
ā 0%1 analyzed article/video1,582 analyzed words
BS Summary: These False Confessions results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Authority, and Biased Writer Voice, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 401 hits. Analysis detected 2,721 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,746 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ā 15% (14,123 of 16,562 topics). This False Confessions is better (less manipulative) than 85.30% of the peer group.
False Confessions
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 15%False Confessions (selected)2%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 4,746
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.4%2.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%

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 0.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.4%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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