Topic summary
51%19 analyzed articles/videos11,247 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Golf results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Framing Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.7% saturation with 4,815 hits. Analysis detected 38,828 faulty-reasoning hits from 49,528 analyzed words across 19 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 7% (14,526 of 15,522 topics). This Golf is better (less manipulative) than 93.60% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

6% percentile
02550751006.4% percentile
1.5% BS Score19 analyzed articles49.5K 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 4.4%4.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.6%2.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.5%7.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.7%9.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.8%0.8%

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 4.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate