Topic summary
⁠15%4 analyzed articles/videos3,779 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Firearms results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Overconfidence Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 7.9% saturation with 1,128 hits. Analysis detected 9,108 faulty-reasoning hits from 14,238 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠12% (14,628 of 16,534 topics). This Firearms is better (less manipulative) than 88.50% of the peer group.
Firearms
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 14,238
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510011.5% percentile
1.6% BS Score4 analyzed articles14.2K 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 3.4%3.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 7.9%7.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.6%1.6%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.9%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos