Topic summary
⁠20%2 analyzed articles/videos616 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Mount Vesuvius results contain 28 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Appeal to Authority, and Halo Effect, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 8.1% saturation with 408 hits. Analysis detected 2,430 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,012 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠15% (14,148 of 16,562 topics). This Mount Vesuvius is better (less manipulative) than 85.40% of the peer group.
Mount Vesuvius
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 5,012
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

15% percentile
025507510014.6% percentile
1.7% BS Score2 analyzed articles5K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.8%2.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.4%0.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.2%7.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 2.3%2.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.3%1.3%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 1.0%1.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.8%2.8%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 9.1%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 5.3%Hasty Generalization: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0%Anecdotal: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 0.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 1.7%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 1.4%Primacy Effect: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 0.9%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.1%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos