Topic summary
⁠31%1 analyzed article/video1,119 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Firearm Theft results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 5% saturation with 168 hits. Analysis detected 2,043 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,357 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠27% (12,208 of 16,562 topics). This Firearm Theft is better (less manipulative) than 73.70% of the peer group.
Firearm Theft
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,357
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.3% percentile
2.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.4K 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 2.5%2.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.2%0.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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 2.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.4%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.2%Personal Incredulity: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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