Topic summary
39% 46 analyzed articles/videos 15,347 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Obituary results contain 49 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice , Appeal to Emotion , and Negativity Bias , with Halo Effect as the most egregious example at 21.3% saturation with 14,888 hits . Analysis detected 60,332 faulty-reasoning hits from 69,940 analyzed words across 46 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 16% (14,005 of 16,562 topics). This Obituary is better (less manipulative) than 84.60% of the peer group. Obituary
Topic details
Total words: 69,940
Article count: 46
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Ranking context Position among analyzed topics
15% percentile 0 25 50 75 100 15.4% percentile 1.8% BS Score46 analyzed articles69.9K analyzed words
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0.0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% Framing Effect Sitewide 26.9% Topic 3.4% 3.4% Negativity Bias Sitewide 19.2% Topic 4.0% 4.0% Halo Effect Sitewide 6.7% Topic 21.3% 21.3% Appeal to Authority Sitewide 11.1% Topic 3.3% 3.3% Appeal to Emotion Sitewide 15.9% Topic 8.8% 8.8% Availability Heuristic Sitewide 9.1% Topic 2.1% 2.1% Biased Writer Voice Sitewide 5.3% Topic 11.2% 11.2% Confirmation Bias Sitewide 7.5% Topic 1.7% 1.7% Hasty Generalization Sitewide 8.1% Topic 3.5% 3.5% In-Group Bias Sitewide 6.9% Topic 3.0% 3.0% 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 3.4%, sitewide 26.9% Halo Effect: Topic 21.3%, sitewide 6.7% Negativity Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 19.2% Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 15.9% Biased Writer Voice: Topic 11.2%, sitewide 5.3% Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 11.1% Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 9.1% Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 8.1% Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 7.5% In-Group Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 6.9% Optimism Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 6.0% Anecdotal: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 5.2% Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6% Anchoring Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 4.0% Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.7% Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.3% Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 3.1% Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.7% Recency Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7% Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5% Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Ad Hominem: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2% Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.0% Framing Effect Sitewide rate Topic rate Analyzed articles and videos Sort by Most recent Article rank - best Article rank - worst