Topic summary
61% 85 analyzed articles/videos 61,055 analyzed words
BS Summary: These National results contain 55 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias , Appeal to Emotion , and Appeal to Authority , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 10.8% saturation with 28,745 hits . Analysis detected 232,591 faulty-reasoning hits from 266,330 analyzed words across 85 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.6% and a BS Rank of 11% (14,864 of 16,562 topics). This National is better (less manipulative) than 89.70% of the peer group. National
Topic details
Total words: 266,330
Article count: 85
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
10% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 10.3% percentile 1.6% BS Score85 analyzed articles266.3K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 10.8% 10.8% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 6.3% 6.3% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 9.8% 9.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.8% 5.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 3.9% 3.9% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 2.8% 2.8% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 2.3% 2.3% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.8% 3.8% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% 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 10.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 9.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 15.9% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 6.0% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 5.3% Anecdotal: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.9%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst