Topic summary
⁠43%3 analyzed articles/videos1,037 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Indictment results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Availability Heuristic, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 770 hits. Analysis detected 5,867 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,057 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠14% (14,295 of 16,559 topics). This Indictment is better (less manipulative) than 86.30% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

14% percentile
025507510013.7% percentile
1.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.1K 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 2.3%2.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.5%8.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.2%0.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.8%4.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.2%3.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 2.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos