Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video625 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Harvard University results contain 33 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 325 hits. Analysis detected 2,584 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,500 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠54% (7,760 of 16,562 topics). This Harvard University is worse (more manipulative) than 53.10% of the peer group.
Harvard University
Topic details
Total words: 2,500
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

53% percentile
025507510053.1% percentile
3.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K 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 10.9%10.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.1%0.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.6%3.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 13.0%13.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 7.7%7.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.9%1.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 4.8%4.8%

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 10.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 8.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 1.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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