Topic summary
ā 72%2 analyzed articles/videos530 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Kindness results contain 41 faulty reasoning types, including Halo Effect, Hasty Generalization, and Confirmation Bias, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13.7% saturation with 626 hits. Analysis detected 4,659 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,556 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ā 40% (10,091 of 16,562 topics). This Kindness is better (less manipulative) than 60.90% of the peer group.
Kindness
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 40%Kindness (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: 4,556
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

39% percentile
025507510039.1% percentile
2.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.6K 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 3.2%3.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 12.9%12.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.7%13.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.8%12.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 13.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Halo Effect: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos