Topic summary
11% 11 analyzed articles/videos 7,043 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Firefighting results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Negativity Bias , and Unattributed Quote , with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 2,019 hits . Analysis detected 13,994 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,877 analyzed words across 11 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.1% and a BS Rank of 2% (16,315 of 16,559 topics). This Firefighting is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the peer group. Firefighting
Topic details
Total words: 29,877
Article count: 11
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 1.5% percentile 1.1% BS Score11 analyzed articles29.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 1.0% 1.0% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 4.0%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 6.0% Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst
KTVU 61% 7/21/2026, 10:34:13 PM