Topic summary
45% 26 analyzed articles/videos 15,081 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigation results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Confirmation Bias , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.5% saturation with 6,688 hits . Analysis detected 54,458 faulty-reasoning hits from 63,850 analyzed words across 26 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,780 of 16,562 topics). This Investigation is better (less manipulative) than 89.20% of the peer group. Investigation
Topic details
Total words: 63,850
Article count: 26
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
11% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.8% percentile 1.6% BS Score26 analyzed articles63.9K 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 7.9% 7.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.4% 6.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.5% 10.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.9% 0.9% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 1.8% 1.8% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 5.5% 5.5% 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 7.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.5%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.1% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst