Topic summary
⁠11%2 analyzed articles/videos670 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Icloud results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Hasty Generalization, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.8% saturation with 284 hits. Analysis detected 2,054 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,147 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠16% (13,332 of 15,759 topics). This Icloud is better (less manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,147
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510015.4% percentile
1.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.1K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.5%4.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.3%1.3%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%Indoctrination: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos