Topic summary
⁠55%3 analyzed articles/videos1,326 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Identity Formation results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Indoctrination, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 2,258 hits. Analysis detected 12,782 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,298 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of ⁠42% (9,734 of 16,562 topics). This Identity Formation is better (less manipulative) than 58.80% of the peer group.
Identity Formation
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510041.2% percentile
2.6% BS Score3 analyzed articles11.3K 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 3.9%3.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 20.0%20.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 8.3%8.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.8%6.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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 3.9%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 8.1%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 8.3%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Indoctrination: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 0.0%Halo Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Composition/Division: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos