Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,006 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Lost Treasure results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Negativity Bias, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 258 hits. Analysis detected 2,858 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,024 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠41% (9,882 of 16,562 topics). This Lost Treasure is better (less manipulative) than 59.70% of the peer group.
Lost Treasure
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠41%Lost Treasure (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 4,024
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.3% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.5%5.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.4%0.4%Sunk Cost EffectSitewide 0.3%Topic 5.0%5.0%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 4.6%4.6%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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.4%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.2%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Hindsight Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.4%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.1%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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