Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,213 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Local Tv News Industry results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Representativeness Heuristic, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 8.3% saturation with 301 hits. Analysis detected 1,469 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,639 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠21% (13,172 of 16,562 topics). This Local Tv News Industry is better (less manipulative) than 79.50% of the peer group.
Local Tv News Industry
Topic details
Total words: 3,639
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

21% percentile
025507510020.5% percentile
1.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.6K 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 2.0%2.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.8%4.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.5%0.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.6%0.6%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.0%1.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.5%1.5%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%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 2.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.3%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Straw Man: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 0.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.0%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Special Pleading: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos