Topic summary
55% 41 analyzed articles/videos 29,727 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kansas City results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Biased Writer Voice , and Halo Effect , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 5.4% saturation with 8,665 hits . Analysis detected 98,683 faulty-reasoning hits from 160,567 analyzed words across 41 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,967 of 16,334 topics). This Kansas City is better (less manipulative) than 97.80% of the peer group. Kansas City
Topic details
Total words: 160,567
Article count: 41
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
2% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 2.2% percentile 1.2% BS Score41 analyzed articles160.6K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.1% 3.1% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.5% 3.5% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 2.7% 2.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.5% 1.5% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 5.4% 5.4% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.0% 2.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% 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 3.1%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.0% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.5% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst