Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video282 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mortality results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Slippery Slope, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 29.6% saturation with 334 hits. Analysis detected 2,927 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,128 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 10.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠93% (1,210 of 16,562 topics). This Mortality is worse (more manipulative) than 92.70% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 1,128
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

93% percentile
025507510092.7% percentile
10.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.1K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 28.6%28.6%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.4%5.4%Slippery SlopeSitewide 1.7%Topic 20.4%20.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 18.3%18.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 17.1%17.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 18.8%18.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 19.7%19.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 29.6%29.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 23.9%23.9%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 8.5%8.5%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 29.6%, sitewide 19.2%Pessimism Bias: Topic 28.6%, sitewide 1.9%Framing Effect: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 26.9%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 23.9%, sitewide 15.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 20.4%, sitewide 1.7%Availability Heuristic: Topic 19.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 18.8%, sitewide 8.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 18.3%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 17.1%, sitewide 4.6%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 11.1%Anchoring Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 4.0%Recency Bias: Topic 9.7%, sitewide 2.7%Confirmation Bias: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 7.5%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 8.5%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 6.6%, sitewide 3.3%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 5.2%Burden of Proof: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.4%False Dilemma: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 1.5%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 2.0%Indoctrination: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0%Begging the Question: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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