Topic summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video777 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Home Improvement results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 32.9% saturation with 1,278 hits. Analysis detected 4,073 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,885 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠72% (4,777 of 16,562 topics). This Home Improvement is worse (more manipulative) than 71.20% of the peer group.
Home Improvement
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,885
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

71% percentile
025507510071.2% percentile
4.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 32.9%32.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 13.2%13.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.6%3.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.6%12.6%

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%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 32.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 6.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.4%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.1%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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