Topic summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos2,196 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Literacy results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Appeal to Emotion, and Biased Writer Voice, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 7.8% saturation with 739 hits. Analysis detected 6,704 faulty-reasoning hits from 9,531 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 17% (13,782 of 16,562 topics). This Literacy is better (less manipulative) than 83.20% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 9,531
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

17% percentile
025507510016.8% percentile
1.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles9.5K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.7%2.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.7%3.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 3.6%3.6%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Anecdotal: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 5.2%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%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 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate