Topic summary
⁠73%3 analyzed articles/videos1,738 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mardi Gras results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Halo Effect, and Biased Writer Voice, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 20% saturation with 999 hits. Analysis detected 5,652 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,985 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠45% (9,252 of 16,562 topics). This Mardi Gras is better (less manipulative) than 55.90% of the peer group.
Mardi Gras
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,985
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

44% percentile
025507510044.1% percentile
2.7% BS Score3 analyzed articles5K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 5.9%5.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 20.0%20.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.3%1.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.4%5.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.0%11.0%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.1%5.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.0%3.0%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.3%0.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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%Framing Effect: Topic 20.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.0%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 6.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 5.3%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 0.5%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.0%, sitewide 3.3%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 2.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Bandwagon: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.2%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos