Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These Illicit Trade results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 57.9% saturation with 455 hits. Analysis detected 2,736 faulty-reasoning hits from 786 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of 0% (0 of 16,562 topics). This Illicit Trade is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
Illicit Trade
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Topic details
Total words: 786
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

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02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles786 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 57.9%57.9%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 42.6%42.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 48.1%48.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 26.8%26.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 16.3%16.3%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 15.0%15.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 19.9%19.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 16.5%16.5%Composition/DivisionSitewide 0.2%Topic 8.1%8.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 8.0%8.0%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 57.9%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 48.1%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 42.6%, sitewide 3.3%Framing Effect: Topic 16.5%, sitewide 26.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 26.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 19.9%, sitewide 7.5%Indoctrination: Topic 16.3%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 15.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 15.0%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 9.1%Composition/Division: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 0.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 0.4%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 4.6%Straw Man: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 0.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.7%Anecdotal: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 5.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.7%Circular Reasoning: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.1%Red Herring: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

The Tobacco Wars99%
Quillette64%By Andrew Bushnell0%7/20/2026, 11:18:12 PM