Topic summary
43%7 analyzed articles/videos6,650 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Irs results contain 51 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Politically Left Leaning Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 4,013 hits. Analysis detected 26,489 faulty-reasoning hits from 29,048 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,865 of 16,562 topics). This Irs is better (less manipulative) than 83.70% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

16% percentile
025507510016.3% percentile
1.8% BS Score7 analyzed articles29K 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 12.1%12.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.3%5.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.5%12.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.8%13.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%

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 12.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1%Slippery Slope: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Indoctrination: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate