Topic summary
⁠100%2 analyzed articles/videos1,084 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gadgets results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Anecdotal, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 27.2% saturation with 966 hits. Analysis detected 6,202 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,548 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 4.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,159 of 16,562 topics). This Gadgets is worse (more manipulative) than 74.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 3,548
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.9% percentile
4.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 27.2%27.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 20.5%20.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 19.7%19.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.6%3.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 11.5%11.5%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.5%5.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 27.2%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 20.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.4%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.7%Recency Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos