Topic summary
69% 17 analyzed articles/videos 15,225 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investigative Journalism results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Halo Effect , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 7.6% saturation with 5,490 hits . Analysis detected 53,947 faulty-reasoning hits from 72,106 analyzed words across 17 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (14,995 of 15,758 topics). This Investigative Journalism is better (less manipulative) than 95.20% of the peer group. Investigative Journalism
Topic details
Total words: 72,106
Article count: 17
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.8% percentile 1.4% BS Score17 analyzed articles72.1K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 7.6% 7.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 5.7% 5.7% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 5.6% 5.6% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.6% 4.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.0% 1.0% 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 7.6%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst