Topic summary
30%4 analyzed articles/videos2,094 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Gulf Of Mexico results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including In-Group Bias, Negativity Bias, and Appeal to Authority, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.5% saturation with 910 hits. Analysis detected 4,579 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,282 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of 44% (8,734 of 15,399 topics). This Gulf Of Mexico is better (less manipulative) than 56.70% of the peer group.
Gulf Of Mexico
Topic details
Total words: 6,282
Article count: 4
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

43% percentile
025507510043.3% percentile
2.7% BS Score4 analyzed articles6.3K 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 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.7%3.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.5%14.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.6%1.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.2%6.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 6.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.4%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate