Topic summary
52%10 analyzed articles/videos10,459 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Fitness results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 9.3% saturation with 4,344 hits. Analysis detected 37,850 faulty-reasoning hits from 46,919 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 15% (13,336 of 15,689 topics). This Fitness is better (less manipulative) than 85.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.0% percentile
1.8% BS Score10 analyzed articles46.9K 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 6.4%6.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.2%4.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.4%3.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.1%3.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.6%7.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 9.3%9.3%

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 6.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate