Topic summary
77%2 analyzed articles/videos2,047 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Long Reads results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Biased Writer Voice, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 1,562 hits. Analysis detected 15,189 faulty-reasoning hits from 11,982 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 51% (7,654 of 15,447 topics). This Long Reads is worse (more manipulative) than 50.50% of the peer group.
Long Reads
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 11,982
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510050.5% percentile
3.0% BS Score2 analyzed articles12K 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 4.9%4.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 8.2%8.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.4%4.4%Ad HominemSitewide 2.2%Topic 8.7%8.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 13.0%13.0%Straw ManSitewide 0.9%Topic 6.4%6.4%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.4%9.4%

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 4.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 9.1%Ad Hominem: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 8.2%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 5.2%Straw Man: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 0.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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