Topic summary
48% 3 analyzed articles/videos 1,024 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Marathon results contain 21 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Indoctrination , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 13.9% saturation with 820 hits . Analysis detected 3,845 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,880 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.1% and a BS Rank of 53% (7,536 of 15,748 topics). This Marathon is worse (more manipulative) than 52.10% of the peer group. Marathon
Topic details
Total words: 5,880
Article count: 2
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
52% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 52.1% percentile 3.1% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.9K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
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Shared scale 0–50%
0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 13.9% 13.9% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.8% 6.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 13.1% 13.1% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 0.4% 0.4% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.6% 0.6% 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 13.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.8%, sitewide 15.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 13.1%, sitewide 6.0% Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 6.7% Indoctrination: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 0.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7% Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.5% Loss Aversion: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2% Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9% Begging the Question: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.1% Actor-Observer Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 0.6% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst