Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video935 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles County results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Self-Serving Bias, and Optimism Bias, with Availability Heuristic as the most egregious example at 13.8% saturation with 515 hits. Analysis detected 2,854 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,740 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (8,390 of 16,562 topics). This Los Angeles County is better (less manipulative) than 50.70% of the peer group.
Los Angeles County
Topic details
Total words: 3,740
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

49% percentile
025507510049.3% percentile
2.9% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.7K 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%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.3%11.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 0.3%0.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 13.8%13.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.9%0.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.6%3.6%

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 11.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 13.8%, sitewide 9.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 6.6%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 0.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.8%Burden of Proof: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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