Topic summary
⁠9%2 analyzed articles/videos1,322 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Forecasting results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Overconfidence Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 8.4% saturation with 404 hits. Analysis detected 2,553 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,837 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠13% (13,377 of 15,364 topics). This Forecasting is better (less manipulative) than 87.10% of the peer group.
Forecasting
Topic details
Total words: 4,837
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510012.9% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.8K 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 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.1%6.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.5%1.5%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 8.3%8.3%

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 2.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos