Topic summary
86% 31 analyzed articles/videos 23,648 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Criticism results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Hasty Generalization , and Ad Hominem , with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 20.6% saturation with 24,373 hits . Analysis detected 182,209 faulty-reasoning hits from 118,338 analyzed words across 31 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.9% and a BS Rank of 48% (7,945 of 15,265 topics). This Media Criticism is better (less manipulative) than 52.00% of the peer group. Media Criticism
Topic details
Total words: 118,338
Article count: 31
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
48% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 48.0% percentile 2.9% BS Score31 analyzed articles118.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.9% 6.9% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 20.6% 20.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 7.1% 7.1% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.7% 3.7% Ad Hominem Sitewide 2.2% Topic 8.5% 8.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.0% 3.0% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 13.6% 13.6% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 13.9% 13.9% Politically Right Leaning… Sitewide 1.4% Topic 6.1% 6.1% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.4% 1.4% 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 6.9%, sitewide 26.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 20.6%, sitewide 5.3% Negativity Bias: Topic 13.9%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 15.9% Hasty Generalization: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 8.1% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1% Ad Hominem: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 2.2% Confirmation Bias: Topic 7.1%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.4% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 2.0% Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.7% Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0% Slippery Slope: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 3.1% Straw Man: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 0.9% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst