Topic summary
⁠54%1 analyzed article/video207 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Home Run Derby results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Availability Heuristic, and Hasty Generalization, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 25.7% saturation with 213 hits. Analysis detected 1,130 faulty-reasoning hits from 828 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 7.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠87% (2,278 of 16,562 topics). This Home Run Derby is worse (more manipulative) than 86.30% of the peer group.
Home Run Derby
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠87%Home Run Derby (selected)8%
⁠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: 828
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

86% percentile
025507510086.3% percentile
7.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles828 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 7.1%7.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 25.7%25.7%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 14.7%14.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.0%6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 7.3%7.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 5.8%5.8%BandwagonSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.5%6.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.8%1.8%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 5.6%5.6%

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 7.1%, sitewide 26.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 25.7%, sitewide 7.5%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 14.7%, sitewide 3.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 0.0%Hindsight Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.4%Recency Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.7%Primacy Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos