Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos55 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Forests results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 24.5% saturation with 303 hits. Analysis detected 1,678 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,236 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 6.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠83% (2,871 of 16,562 topics). This Forests is worse (more manipulative) than 82.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,236
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

83% percentile
025507510082.7% percentile
6.2% BS Score2 analyzed articles1.2K 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 7.3%7.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 18.9%18.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 15.4%15.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 24.5%24.5%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 11.3%11.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.8%5.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 24.5%, sitewide 15.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 15.4%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 11.3%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 9.1%Indoctrination: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.4%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Nature: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.2%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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