Topic summary
⁠25%4 analyzed articles/videos1,077 analyzed words
BS Summary: These International results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Framing Effect, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.6% saturation with 1,066 hits. Analysis detected 7,186 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,445 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠31% (10,657 of 15,448 topics). This International is better (less manipulative) than 69.00% of the peer group.
International

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

31% percentile
025507510031.0% percentile
2.2% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.4K 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 5.9%5.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.6%12.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.9%1.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 5.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 5.3%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos