Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,256 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Future Predictions results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Slippery Slope, Hasty Generalization, and Negativity Bias, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 19.9% saturation with 999 hits. Analysis detected 5,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,024 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (5,429 of 15,447 topics). This Future Predictions is worse (more manipulative) than 64.90% of the peer group.
Future Predictions
Topic details
Total words: 5,024
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

65% percentile
025507510064.9% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 19.9%19.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 10.0%10.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.6%6.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Anecdotal: Topic 19.9%, sitewide 5.2%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 11.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 10.0%, sitewide 1.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 5.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 4.6%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 0.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Bandwagon: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.7%Special Pleading: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.3%AnecdotalSitewide rateTopic rate

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