Topic summary
⁠26%4 analyzed articles/videos1,662 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Free Agency results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Confirmation Bias, and Appeal to Emotion, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 6.7% saturation with 780 hits. Analysis detected 8,963 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,699 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (13,441 of 16,562 topics). This Free Agency is better (less manipulative) than 81.20% of the peer group.
Free Agency
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 11,699
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

19% percentile
025507510018.8% percentile
1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles11.7K 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 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.5%2.5%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 3.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos