Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video812 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Motown results contain 22 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Hasty Generalization, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 10.9% saturation with 355 hits. Analysis detected 1,679 faulty-reasoning hits from 3,248 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠35% (10,698 of 16,452 topics). This Motown is better (less manipulative) than 65.00% of the peer group.
Motown
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠35%Motown (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: 3,248
Article count: 1
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510035.0% percentile
2.3% BS Score1 analyzed articles3.2K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 1.4%1.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.3%3.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.7%0.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 10.9%10.9%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.6%0.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 3.4%3.4%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Negativity Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 10.9%, sitewide 5.3%Availability Heuristic: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 8.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 5.2%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.9%, sitewide 3.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 2.7%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 1.9%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.4%Indoctrination: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 0.0%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.1%Primacy Effect: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 0.5%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 0.0%Negativity BiasSitewide rateTopic rate

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