Topic summary
⁠84%1 analyzed article/video413 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Illegal Sales results contain 20 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Negativity Bias, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 15.5% saturation with 256 hits. Analysis detected 2,124 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,652 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (2,631 of 22,215 topics). This Illegal Sales is worse (more manipulative) than 88.20% of the peer group.
Illegal Sales
Topic details
Total words: 1,652
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

88% percentile
025507510088.2% percentile
6.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.7K 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 15.5%15.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.9%6.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.1%2.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.3%15.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Topic 8.7%8.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.2%6.2%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 7.1%7.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.6%9.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.3%15.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.3%3.3%

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 15.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.3%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 9.1%Begging the Question: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 1.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 7.5%False Dilemma: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 0.8%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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