Topic summary
69%10 analyzed articles/videos3,238 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Meta results contain 52 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Hasty Generalization, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 15.8% saturation with 3,915 hits. Analysis detected 25,844 faulty-reasoning hits from 24,766 analyzed words across 10 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of 23% (12,126 of 15,755 topics). This Meta is better (less manipulative) than 77.00% of the peer group.

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

23% percentile
025507510023.0% percentile
2.0% BS Score10 analyzed articles24.8K 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 4.2%4.2%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.2%5.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 14.9%14.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.7%4.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.5%2.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.0%5.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 15.8%15.8%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.9%2.9%

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 4.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 15.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 14.9%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.9%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate