Topic summary
ā 12%1 analyzed article/video633 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Irs Settlement results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 204 hits. Analysis detected 1,470 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,532 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.2% and a BS Rank of ā 32% (11,328 of 16,562 topics). This Irs Settlement is better (less manipulative) than 68.40% of the peer group.
Irs Settlement
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 32%Irs Settlement (selected)3%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 2,532
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

32% percentile
025507510031.6% percentile
2.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.3%6.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.6%5.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.9%2.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Out-Group Homogeneity BiasSitewide 3.1%Topic 0.2%0.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 8.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Tu Quoque: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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