Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video
BS Summary: These James Ellroy results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Overconfidence Bias, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.3% saturation with 516 hits. Analysis detected 4,495 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,040 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠0% (0 of 16,312 topics). This James Ellroy is better (less manipulative) than 100.00% of the peer group.
James Ellroy
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Topic details
Total words: 7,040
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

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02550751000.0% percentile
0.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles7K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.8%2.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Ad Hominem: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 2.2%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.4%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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