Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video878 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gray Hair results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Biased Writer Voice, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 299 hits. Analysis detected 1,888 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,512 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠23% (12,751 of 16,562 topics). This Gray Hair is better (less manipulative) than 77.00% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,512
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.0% percentile
2.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.5K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.1%6.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.5%0.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 0.7%0.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 6.1%6.1%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 6.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.1%, sitewide 3.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.4%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%False Dilemma: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.8%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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