Topic summary
⁠3%1 analyzed article/video176 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fire Department results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Ambiguity (Equivocation), Appeal to Authority, and Blind-Spot Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 8.9% saturation with 47 hits. Analysis detected 184 faulty-reasoning hits from 528 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠60% (6,694 of 16,562 topics). This Fire Department is worse (more manipulative) than 59.60% of the peer group.
Fire Department
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Topic details
Total words: 528
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

60% percentile
025507510059.6% percentile
3.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles528 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.9%8.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.1%2.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 4.7%4.7%Blind-Spot BiasSitewide 0.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 2.5%2.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.9%, sitewide 1.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.8%Blind-Spot Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateTopic rate

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