Topic summary
67% 33 analyzed articles/videos 4,934 analyzed words
BS Summary: These North America results contain 48 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Negativity Bias , and Post Hoc (False Cause) , with Framing Effect as the most egregious example at 22.8% saturation with 5,796 hits . Analysis detected 33,872 faulty-reasoning hits from 25,441 analyzed words across 33 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 45% (8,459 of 15,328 topics). This North America is better (less manipulative) than 55.20% of the peer group. North America
Topic details
Total words: 25,441
Article count: 33
Authors
Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
45% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 44.8% percentile 2.8% BS Score33 analyzed articles25.4K analyzed words
Reasoning profile Selected profile versus the sitewide rate
Highest rates Largest gaps
Shared scale 0–25%
0.0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 4.8% 4.8% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 12.9% 12.9% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 12.8% 12.8% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 5.1% 5.1% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 1.1% 1.1% Indoctrination Sitewide 0.0% Topic 5.4% 5.4% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 4.3% 4.3% Optimism Bias Sitewide 6.0% Topic 1.3% 1.3% Post Hoc (False Cause) Sitewide 3.3% Topic 7.5% 7.5% 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 22.8%, sitewide 26.9% Negativity Bias: Topic 12.8%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 12.9%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.1%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 7.0%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 4.8%, sitewide 7.5% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 7.5%, sitewide 3.3% In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9% Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7% Optimism Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.0% Indoctrination: Topic 5.4%, sitewide 0.0% Anecdotal: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.0% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7% Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 1.1% Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.3%, sitewide 0.8% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 2.7% Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 0.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst