Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video336 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Investments & Funding results contain 24 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 53.9% saturation with 724 hits. Analysis detected 2,187 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,344 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠85% (2,488 of 16,562 topics). This Investments & Funding is worse (more manipulative) than 85.00% of the peer group.
Investments & Funding
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠85%Investments & Funding (selected)7%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 1,344
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

85% percentile
025507510085.0% percentile
6.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 53.9%53.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 21.9%21.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.3%12.3%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 6.0%6.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 11.5%11.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.5%4.5%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 53.9%, sitewide 0.5%Framing Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 21.9%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.3%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 4.6%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Begging the Question: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.5%Indoctrination: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or ServiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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