Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,553 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Myth results contain 36 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Post Hoc (False Cause), and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 6.4% saturation with 399 hits. Analysis detected 4,131 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,212 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (13,099 of 15,986 topics). This Myth is better (less manipulative) than 81.90% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 6,212
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.1% percentile
1.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles6.2K 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 3.3%3.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.9%0.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.9%1.9%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.4%0.4%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.0%3.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.0%6.0%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.2%2.2%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.5%0.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%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 3.3%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 5.2%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 4.0%, sitewide 0.8%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.5%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Recency Bias: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 1.1%Bandwagon: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos