Topic summary
⁠30%2 analyzed articles/videos1,103 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Learning results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Appeal to Authority, and Confirmation Bias, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 9.1% saturation with 1,132 hits. Analysis detected 4,403 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,469 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (15,804 of 16,562 topics). This Learning is better (less manipulative) than 95.40% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 12,469
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

5% percentile
02550751004.6% percentile
1.4% BS Score2 analyzed articles12.5K 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 1.3%1.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.8%6.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.8%1.8%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.2%1.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%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 1.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 0.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.4%Straw Man: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 0.8%Indoctrination: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Nature: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos