Topic summary
⁠33%1 analyzed article/video828 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Friction results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 331 hits. Analysis detected 1,876 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,484 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠52% (8,087 of 16,562 topics). This Friction is worse (more manipulative) than 51.20% of the peer group.
Friction
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠52%Friction (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,484
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510051.2% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 13.3%13.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.4%2.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.8%4.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 5.9%5.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.9%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Red Herring: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Appeal to Nature: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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