Topic summary
⁠45%1 analyzed article/video855 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Misidentification results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Confirmation Bias, Negativity Bias, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 11.5% saturation with 296 hits. Analysis detected 1,807 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,565 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (8,810 of 16,562 topics). This Misidentification is better (less manipulative) than 53.20% of the peer group.
Misidentification
Topic details
Total words: 2,565
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510046.8% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.6K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.7%6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.8%2.8%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 6.1%6.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.5%1.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.2%1.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.2%1.2%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Topic 3.9%3.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 6.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 6.1%, sitewide 0.8%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.0%Burden of Proof: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.4%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 3.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 1.1%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.3%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 1.9%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.5%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.4%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.3%Red Herring: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 0.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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