Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video499 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Accountability results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Overconfidence Bias, and Hasty Generalization, with Self-Serving Bias as the most egregious example at 14.4% saturation with 287 hits. Analysis detected 2,520 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,996 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 4.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠73% (4,582 of 16,562 topics). This Media Accountability is worse (more manipulative) than 72.30% of the peer group.
Media Accountability
Topic details
Total words: 1,996
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

72% percentile
025507510072.3% percentile
4.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles2K 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 5.2%5.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 8.4%8.4%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 14.4%14.4%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 11.3%11.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.1%5.1%Special PleadingSitewide 0.3%Topic 5.6%5.6%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 7.1%7.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 12.1%12.1%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%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 5.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 8.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 12.1%, sitewide 15.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 14.4%, sitewide 3.7%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 11.3%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 7.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 2.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Special Pleading: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 0.3%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 5.2%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.7%Begging the Question: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 0.4%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7%Personal Incredulity: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 0.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%False Dilemma: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.5%Circular Reasoning: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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