Topic summary
⁠0%3 analyzed articles/videos2,917 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Final Four results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Indoctrination, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 17.3% saturation with 1,829 hits. Analysis detected 12,360 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,552 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠39% (9,543 of 15,480 topics). This Final Four is better (less manipulative) than 61.60% of the peer group.
Final Four
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 10,552
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

38% percentile
025507510038.4% percentile
2.5% BS Score3 analyzed articles10.6K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.6%2.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.3%17.3%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.3%9.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.0%9.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 13.2%13.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Indoctrination: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos