Topic summary
0% 8 analyzed articles/videos 3,941 analyzed words
BS Summary: These March Madness results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization , Appeal to Emotion , and Framing Effect , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 30.2% saturation with 3,825 hits . Analysis detected 15,670 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,645 analyzed words across 8 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of 40% (9,905 of 16,516 topics). This March Madness is better (less manipulative) than 60.00% of the peer group. March Madness
Topic details
Total words: 12,645
Article count: 8
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
40% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 40.0% percentile 2.5% BS Score8 analyzed articles12.6K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 30.3% 30.3% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 7.8% 7.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 10.1% 10.1% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.6% 3.6% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.9% 1.9% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 0.2% 0.2% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 3.2% 3.2% 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 30.3%, sitewide 5.3% Framing Effect: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 11.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 8.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 9.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.1% Indoctrination: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.7% Ad Hominem: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.2% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst