Topic summary
33%1 analyzed article/video1,282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These K State results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Status Quo Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 13.3% saturation with 511 hits. Analysis detected 1,807 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,846 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of 13% (14,440 of 16,562 topics). This K State is better (less manipulative) than 87.20% of the peer group.
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Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,846
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

13% percentile
025507510012.8% percentile
1.7% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.8K 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 3.2%3.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 13.3%13.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%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 3.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 15.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 13.3%, sitewide 6.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.4%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.3%Straw Man: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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