Topic summary
⁠85%2 analyzed articles/videos105 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Media Issues results contain 12 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 34.3% saturation with 221 hits. Analysis detected 970 faulty-reasoning hits from 645 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 12.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠96% (789 of 16,562 topics). This Media Issues is worse (more manipulative) than 95.20% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

95% percentile
025507510095.2% percentile
12.5% BS Score2 analyzed articles645 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 33.8%33.8%Post Hoc (False Cause)Sitewide 3.3%Topic 22.9%22.9%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 34.3%34.3%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 9.0%9.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 23.9%23.9%Primacy EffectSitewide 0.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 4.5%4.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 5.0%5.0%

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 34.3%, sitewide 26.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 33.8%, sitewide 5.3%Negativity Bias: Topic 23.9%, sitewide 19.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 22.9%, sitewide 3.3%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 15.9%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 6.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 1.9%Primacy Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos