Topic summary
24%6 analyzed articles/videos1,688 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Heat results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Biased Writer Voice, and Availability Heuristic, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 11.7% saturation with 2,034 hits. Analysis detected 12,838 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,342 analyzed words across 6 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (13,502 of 15,403 topics). This Heat is better (less manipulative) than 87.70% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

12% percentile
025507510012.3% percentile
1.7% BS Score6 analyzed articles17.3K 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 3.6%3.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.4%4.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.8%0.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.3%5.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.6%4.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%

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 3.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate