Topic summary
63% 10 analyzed articles/videos 8,384 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Events results contain 43 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 6.2% saturation with 1,978 hits . Analysis detected 20,303 faulty-reasoning hits from 32,017 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.5% and a BS Rank of 8% (15,303 of 16,491 topics). This Local Events is better (less manipulative) than 92.80% of the peer group. Local Events
Topic details
Total words: 32,017
Article count: 10
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
7% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 7.2% percentile 1.5% BS Score10 analyzed articles32K 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 5.8% 5.8% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.2% 3.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Attempt to Sell a Product… Sitewide 0.5% Topic 6.2% 6.2% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 5.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 6.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.5% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst