Topic summary
⁠23%1 analyzed article/video547 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Misunderstandings results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, and Unattributed Quote, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 10.4% saturation with 227 hits. Analysis detected 1,429 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,188 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠37% (10,442 of 16,562 topics). This Misunderstandings is better (less manipulative) than 63.00% of the peer group.
Misunderstandings
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠37%Misunderstandings (selected)3%
⁠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: 2,188
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

37% percentile
025507510037.0% percentile
2.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.2K 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 7.4%7.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.2%3.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 10.4%10.4%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.7%3.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.0%4.0%

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 7.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 10.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 4.6%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 1.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.8%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.0%Bandwagon: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 1.5%Begging the Question: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 0.4%Genetic Fallacy: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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