Topic summary
71% 7 analyzed articles/videos 3,060 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mergers & Acquisitions results contain 42 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias , Negativity Bias , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 17.9% saturation with 2,225 hits . Analysis detected 13,823 faulty-reasoning hits from 12,453 analyzed words across 7 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 43% (8,986 of 15,582 topics). This Mergers & Acquisitions is better (less manipulative) than 57.70% of the peer group. Mergers & Acquisitions
Topic details
Total words: 12,453
Article count: 7
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
42% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 42.3% percentile 2.6% BS Score7 analyzed articles12.5K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.7% 4.7% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 17.9% 17.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 10.4% 10.4% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.3% 2.3% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 0.7% 0.7% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 6.2% 6.2% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 10.7% 10.7% Anecdotal Sitewide 5.2% Topic 0.8% 0.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.8% 2.8% 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 17.9%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 11.1% Optimism Bias: Topic 10.7%, sitewide 6.0% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7% Anchoring Bias: Topic 5.6%, sitewide 4.0% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 4.6% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 5.2% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.7% Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 1.9% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.5% Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst