Topic summary
⁠11%4 analyzed articles/videos723 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Life results contain 32 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Framing Effect, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 492 hits. Analysis detected 3,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,300 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (12,741 of 16,132 topics). This Life is better (less manipulative) than 79.00% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,300
Article count: 4
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510021.0% percentile
1.9% BS Score4 analyzed articles6.3K 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 5.5%5.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.9%1.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.3%0.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 7.8%7.8%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 5.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.6%, sitewide 3.3%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.8%Slippery Slope: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos