Topic summary
⁠37%1 analyzed article/video609 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Moviegoer Column results contain 19 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 321 hits. Analysis detected 1,406 faulty-reasoning hits from 2,436 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠63% (8,378 of 22,098 topics). This Moviegoer Column is worse (more manipulative) than 62.10% of the peer group.
Moviegoer Column
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 2,436
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

62% percentile
025507510062.1% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles2.4K 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 0.8%0.8%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 7.3%7.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 13.2%13.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 12.4%12.4%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.1%1.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%

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 0.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 7.3%, sitewide 15.9%Anecdotal: Topic 13.2%, sitewide 5.2%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.4%, sitewide 5.3%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 2.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 0.8%Hindsight Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.4%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 1.1%Composition/Division: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos

Parts and sums⁠41%
Chicago Reader⁠39%By Kat Sachs⁠48%7/16/2026, 9:40:08 AM