Topic summary
36%2 analyzed articles/videos388 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Missile Attacks results contain 30 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Ambiguity (Equivocation), and Appeal to Authority, with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 11.9% saturation with 356 hits. Analysis detected 2,303 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,986 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.6% and a BS Rank of 41% (9,539 of 16,132 topics). This Missile Attacks is better (less manipulative) than 59.10% of the peer group.
Missile Attacks
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,986
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

41% percentile
025507510040.9% percentile
2.6% BS Score2 analyzed articles3K 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 11.9%11.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.1%10.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 7.5%7.5%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.8%1.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.7%1.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 11.9%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.1%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 8.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 7.5%, sitewide 0.8%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 1.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.7%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.5%Ad Hominem: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Bandwagon: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos