Topic summary
⁠59%5 analyzed articles/videos2,364 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Late-Night Television results contain 46 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 16.9% saturation with 1,455 hits. Analysis detected 9,644 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,625 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (9,757 of 15,330 topics). This Late-Night Television is better (less manipulative) than 63.60% of the peer group.
Late-Night Television
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠0%Alameda County1%
⁠37%Late-Night Television (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

36% percentile
025507510036.4% percentile
2.4% BS Score5 analyzed articles8.6K 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 7.3%7.3%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 16.9%16.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 14.4%14.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 2.0%2.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 6.6%6.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%

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 7.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 16.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 2.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 2.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate