Topic summary
73%2 analyzed articles/videos3,266 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Information Control results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.9% saturation with 1,267 hits. Analysis detected 9,830 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,798 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 43% (9,103 of 15,755 topics). This Information Control is better (less manipulative) than 57.80% of the peer group.
Information Control
Topic details
Total words: 9,798
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

42% percentile
025507510042.2% percentile
2.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.8K 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 6.0%6.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 11.8%11.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.9%12.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%

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 6.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.1%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos