Topic summary
⁠37%2 analyzed articles/videos143 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lightning Strike results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 18.5% saturation with 155 hits. Analysis detected 789 faulty-reasoning hits from 840 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 7.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠89% (1,950 of 16,562 topics). This Lightning Strike is worse (more manipulative) than 88.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 840
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

88% percentile
025507510088.2% percentile
7.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles840 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.4%18.4%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 14.2%14.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 6.5%6.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 9.3%9.3%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 5.5%5.5%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.7%3.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 6.1%6.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 4.9%4.9%Actor-Observer BiasSitewide 0.6%Topic 1.7%1.7%

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 14.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 18.2%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 11.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 9.3%, sitewide 3.3%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 1.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.0%Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.8%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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