Topic summary
⁠7%1 analyzed article/video102 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Family Advice results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Anecdotal, with Indoctrination as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 268 hits. Analysis detected 1,965 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,548 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (12,009 of 16,562 topics). This Family Advice is better (less manipulative) than 72.50% of the peer group.
Family Advice
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠28%Family Advice (selected)3%
⁠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: 3,548
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

28% percentile
025507510027.5% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K 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 0.9%0.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 7.5%7.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 0.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 0.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.6%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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