Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video759 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Fire Department results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Confirmation Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 44.2% saturation with 1,007 hits. Analysis detected 4,970 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,277 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠84% (2,717 of 16,562 topics). This Los Angeles Fire Department is worse (more manipulative) than 83.60% of the peer group.
Los Angeles Fire Department
Topic details
Total words: 2,277
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

84% percentile
025507510083.6% percentile
6.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.3K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 44.2%44.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 37.9%37.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 9.2%9.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 15.4%15.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 15.2%15.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.9%0.9%False DilemmaSitewide 1.5%Topic 6.3%6.3%Fundamental Attribution E…Sitewide 2.7%Topic 7.4%7.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.9%4.9%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 44.2%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 37.9%, sitewide 19.2%Framing Effect: Topic 9.2%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 15.4%, sitewide 7.5%Hasty Generalization: Topic 15.2%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 9.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 2.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.7%False Dilemma: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.9%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 5.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 1.9%Ad Hominem: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 2.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 4.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 2.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 1.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.1%Hindsight Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.4%Bandwagon: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 2.2%Indoctrination: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 0.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

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