Topic summary
0%1 analyzed article/video1,000 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Male Friendships results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Halo Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 10.6% saturation with 423 hits. Analysis detected 3,194 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,000 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,142 of 15,344 topics). This Male Friendships is better (less manipulative) than 59.60% of the peer group.
Male Friendships
Topic details
Total words: 4,000
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

40% percentile
025507510040.4% percentile
2.6% 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 4.5%4.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.7%2.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.7%5.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.1%1.1%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.6%0.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.0%4.0%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 8.7%8.7%

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 4.5%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.7%, sitewide 5.3%Halo Effect: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 6.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Anecdotal: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.7%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.7%Composition/Division: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 0.2%False Dilemma: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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