Topic summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos3,492 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Culture results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Framing Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 3.8% saturation with 528 hits. Analysis detected 6,382 faulty-reasoning hits from 13,869 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.2% and a BS Rank of 3% (15,418 of 15,753 topics). This Local Culture is better (less manipulative) than 97.90% of the peer group.
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

2% percentile
02550751002.1% percentile
1.2% BS Score3 analyzed articles13.9K 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 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.2%2.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.8%3.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.9%0.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.5%2.5%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.5%1.5%

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 2.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.8%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 0.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate