Topic summary
⁠0%2 analyzed articles/videos797 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Errors results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Halo Effect, and Politically Right Leaning Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 14.8% saturation with 473 hits. Analysis detected 3,180 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,188 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠65% (5,832 of 16,562 topics). This Media Errors is worse (more manipulative) than 64.80% of the peer group.
Media Errors
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 3,188
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

65% percentile
025507510064.8% percentile
3.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles3.2K 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 4.1%4.1%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.3%3.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.7%0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.8%14.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 11.7%11.7%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.0%1.0%Politically Right Leaning…Sitewide 1.4%Topic 7.7%7.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.0%6.0%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.7%0.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 4.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 11.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.8%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 11.1%Halo Effect: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 6.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 8.1%Politically Right Leaning Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 1.4%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 7.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 5.2%Recency Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Bandwagon: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 1.1%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos