Topic summary
0%3 analyzed articles/videos2,508 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Los Angeles Lakers results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Halo Effect, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37% saturation with 3,716 hits. Analysis detected 13,948 faulty-reasoning hits from 10,032 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of 50% (8,328 of 16,562 topics). This Los Angeles Lakers is better (less manipulative) than 50.30% of the peer group.
Los Angeles Lakers
Topic details
Total words: 10,032
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.7% percentile
3.0% BS Score3 analyzed articles10K 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 37.0%37.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.3%7.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.6%4.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.4%1.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.4%3.4%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 1.0%1.0%

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 37.0%, sitewide 5.3%Framing Effect: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.0%, sitewide 8.1%Halo Effect: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.7%, sitewide 3.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.5%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.0%, sitewide 2.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate