Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video586 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Flu results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Framing Effect, and Appeal to Emotion, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 323 hits. Analysis detected 2,155 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,344 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠54% (7,187 of 15,364 topics). This Flu is worse (more manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group.
Flu
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Topic details
Total words: 2,344
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510053.2% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K 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 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.4%7.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 10.2%10.2%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.1%3.1%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%

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 9.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 10.2%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.8%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Special Pleading: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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