Topic summary
⁠44%1 analyzed article/video677 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Microsoft Search results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 21.5% saturation with 583 hits. Analysis detected 3,058 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,708 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 5.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠77% (3,858 of 16,562 topics). This Microsoft Search is worse (more manipulative) than 76.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 2,708
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

77% percentile
025507510076.7% percentile
5.1% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.7K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 16.8%16.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 21.5%21.5%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 17.2%17.2%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 15.5%15.5%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.2%1.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.6%0.6%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.2%1.2%

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 15.5%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 21.5%, sitewide 6.0%Negativity Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 19.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 17.2%, sitewide 5.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 16.8%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 5.2%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 2.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.2%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 1.9%Indoctrination: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.0%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.0%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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