Topic summary
70% 43 analyzed articles/videos 25,870 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Industry results contain 53 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect , Biased Writer Voice , and Hasty Generalization , with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 8.5% saturation with 10,167 hits . Analysis detected 111,938 faulty-reasoning hits from 118,969 analyzed words across 43 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (13,272 of 15,753 topics). This Media Industry is better (less manipulative) than 84.20% of the peer group. Media Industry
Topic details
Total words: 118,969
Article count: 43
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
16% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.8% percentile 1.8% BS Score43 analyzed articles119K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 6.7% 6.7% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 8.6% 8.6% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.0% 6.0% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 4.5% 4.5% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.1% 3.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.4% 1.4% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 2.2% 2.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 4.2% 4.2% Overconfidence Bias Sitewide 4.6% Topic 1.6% 1.6% Anchoring Bias Sitewide 4.0% Topic 1.1% 1.1% 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 6.7%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 6.7% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 6.5%, sitewide 5.3% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.5% Slippery Slope: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst