Topic summary
73%2 analyzed articles/videos2,214 analyzed words
BS Summary: These License Plate Readers results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Negativity Bias, and Confirmation Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 9.9% saturation with 896 hits. Analysis detected 8,194 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,075 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.1% and a BS Rank of 27% (11,603 of 15,690 topics). This License Plate Readers is better (less manipulative) than 73.90% of the peer group.
License Plate Readers
Topic details
Total words: 9,075
Article count: 2
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

26% percentile
025507510026.1% percentile
2.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles9.1K 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 4.6%4.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.9%9.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 4.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Anecdotal: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 5.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.2%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos