Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video736 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Hurricane Irene results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Overconfidence Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 24.4% saturation with 717 hits. Analysis detected 2,683 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,944 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠58% (7,017 of 16,562 topics). This Hurricane Irene is worse (more manipulative) than 57.60% of the peer group.
Hurricane Irene
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Topic details
Total words: 2,944
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

58% percentile
025507510057.6% percentile
3.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.9K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 24.4%24.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 10.1%10.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.7%1.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.6%15.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.8%1.8%

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 10.1%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 24.4%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 4.6%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Begging the Question: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.4%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.4%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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