Topic summary
⁠99%1 analyzed article/video208 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Newsroom Closure results contain 18 faulty reasoning types, including Self-Serving Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Optimism Bias, with Biased Writer Voice as the most egregious example at 37.5% saturation with 234 hits. Analysis detected 1,278 faulty-reasoning hits from 624 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 11.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠94% (988 of 16,562 topics). This Newsroom Closure is worse (more manipulative) than 94.00% of the peer group.
Newsroom Closure
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 624
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

94% percentile
025507510094.0% percentile
11.4% BS Score1 analyzed articles624 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 37.5%37.5%Self-Serving BiasSitewide 3.7%Topic 34.0%34.0%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 29.3%29.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 17.9%17.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 17.8%17.8%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 9.3%9.3%Recency BiasSitewide 2.7%Topic 9.5%9.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 6.7%6.7%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 4.2%4.2%

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%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 37.5%, sitewide 5.3%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 34.0%, sitewide 3.7%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 29.3%, sitewide 15.9%Framing Effect: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 17.9%, sitewide 6.0%Halo Effect: Topic 17.8%, sitewide 6.7%Appeal to Authority: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 11.1%Recency Bias: Topic 9.5%, sitewide 2.7%Indoctrination: Topic 9.3%, sitewide 0.0%Hasty Generalization: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 6.9%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.9%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 1.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.7%, sitewide 3.3%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 0.5%Begging the Question: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.7%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos