Topic summary
55% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,677 analyzed words
BS Summary: These How To results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Optimism Bias , and Indoctrination , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 3,508 hits . Analysis detected 17,045 faulty-reasoning hits from 17,542 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 34% (10,517 of 15,854 topics). This How To is better (less manipulative) than 66.30% of the peer group. How To
Topic details
Total words: 17,542
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
34% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 33.7% percentile 2.3% BS Score8 analyzed articles17.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 5.2% 5.2% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 20.0% 20.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 6.9% 6.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% 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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 0.5% Negativity Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 5.3% Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 7.5% Optimism Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 0.0% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3% Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst