Topic summary
⁠53%1 analyzed article/video639 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fire Departments results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Optimism Bias, and Self-Serving Bias, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 244 hits. Analysis detected 1,363 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,556 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠53% (11,014 of 23,044 topics). This Fire Departments is worse (more manipulative) than 52.20% of the peer group.
Fire Departments
Topic details
Total words: 2,556
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

52% percentile
025507510052.2% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.4%2.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 9.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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