Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video772 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hero Complex results contain 17 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 17.6% saturation with 542 hits. Analysis detected 2,054 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,088 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠66% (5,666 of 16,562 topics). This Hero Complex is worse (more manipulative) than 65.80% of the peer group.
Hero Complex
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠66%Hero Complex (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,088
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

66% percentile
025507510065.8% percentile
3.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 16.8%16.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 2.8%2.8%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 2.4%2.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 17.6%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.1%No True Scotsman: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide rateTopic rate

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