Topic summary
72%2 analyzed articles/videos1,549 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Networking results contain 27 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Optimism Bias, and Halo Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 18.9% saturation with 880 hits. Analysis detected 4,796 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,647 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 3.8% and a BS Rank of 65% (5,857 of 16,562 topics). This Networking is worse (more manipulative) than 64.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 4,647
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

65% percentile
025507510064.6% percentile
3.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles4.6K 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 6.2%6.2%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 0.1%0.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 18.9%18.9%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.3%1.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.0%1.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 4.7%4.7%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 10.2%10.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 14.2%14.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 2.3%2.3%

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 6.2%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 19.2%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 18.9%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 14.2%, sitewide 11.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 10.2%, sitewide 6.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 9.0%, sitewide 6.7%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 3.7%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 0.0%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 4.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.5%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.9%, sitewide 0.8%Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 1.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate