Topic summary
51% 4 analyzed articles/videos 931 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Internet Culture results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Unattributed Quote , and Confirmation Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 12% saturation with 485 hits . Analysis detected 4,214 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,039 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 49% (8,130 of 15,689 topics). This Internet Culture is better (less manipulative) than 51.80% of the peer group. Internet Culture
Topic details
Total words: 4,039
Article count: 4
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.2% percentile 2.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Topic SitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 2.9% 2.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.4% 7.4% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Unattributed Quote Sitewide 1.1% Topic 10.3% 10.3% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.6% 2.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 12.0% 12.0% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Self-Serving Bias Sitewide 3.7% Topic 0.9% 0.9% 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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Halo Effect: Topic 12.0%, sitewide 6.7% Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 8.1% Unattributed Quote: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 1.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 4.6% Bandwagon: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.8% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst