Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video799 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Midlife results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Hasty Generalization, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 11% saturation with 353 hits. Analysis detected 3,452 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,196 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3.2% and a BS Rank of ⁠55% (7,608 of 16,562 topics). This Midlife is worse (more manipulative) than 54.10% of the peer group.
Midlife
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠55%Midlife (selected)4%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 3,196
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

54% percentile
025507510054.1% percentile
3.2% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K 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 2.9%2.9%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.9%10.9%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.5%0.5%Hindsight BiasSitewide 1.4%Topic 7.0%7.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 11.1%11.1%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.8%4.8%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 9.7%9.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.5%3.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 6.7%6.7%

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 2.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 11.1%, sitewide 15.9%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 7.6%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 8.5%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 1.4%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 3.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 0.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6%Indoctrination: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Straw Man: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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