Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video648 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Inference Software results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 16.4% saturation with 424 hits. Analysis detected 3,632 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,592 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠75% (4,196 of 16,562 topics). This Inference Software is worse (more manipulative) than 74.70% of the peer group.
Inference Software
Topic details
Total words: 2,592
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

75% percentile
025507510074.7% percentile
4.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 8.4%8.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.1%2.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 14.5%14.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 7.7%7.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 14.0%14.0%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 9.4%9.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 16.4%16.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 9.5%9.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 8.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Authority: Topic 16.4%, sitewide 11.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 14.5%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 14.0%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 3.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 9.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 7.7%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.0%, sitewide 3.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.5%Bandwagon: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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