Topic summary
42% 18 analyzed articles/videos 12,078 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Literature results contain 54 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Halo Effect , and Framing Effect , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 6.6% saturation with 4,416 hits . Analysis detected 49,835 faulty-reasoning hits from 67,117 analyzed words across 18 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.4% and a BS Rank of 5% (15,028 of 15,769 topics). This Literature is better (less manipulative) than 95.30% of the peer group. Literature
Topic details
Total words: 67,117
Article count: 18
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
5% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 4.7% percentile 1.4% BS Score18 analyzed articles67.1K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 6.6% 6.6% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.5% 2.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.2% 1.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.3% 2.3% 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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.6% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst