Topic summary
⁠13%1 analyzed article/video986 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Identity Theft results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.5% saturation with 280 hits. Analysis detected 1,231 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,958 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠20% (13,331 of 16,562 topics). This Identity Theft is better (less manipulative) than 80.50% of the peer group.
Identity Theft
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,958
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

20% percentile
025507510019.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3K 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 1.1%1.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 3.2%3.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 5.3%5.3%

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 1.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 5.3%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.1%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.4%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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