Topic summary
65%3 analyzed articles/videos530 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Online Debate results contain 44 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Unattributed Quote, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 17.3% saturation with 1,036 hits. Analysis detected 7,482 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,993 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of 48% (8,731 of 16,562 topics). This Online Debate is better (less manipulative) than 52.70% of the peer group.
Online Debate
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Topic details
Total words: 5,993
Article count: 3
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

47% percentile
025507510047.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score3 analyzed articles6K 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 6.6%6.6%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 16.6%16.6%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 8.1%8.1%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 8.6%8.6%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.3%1.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 2.2%2.2%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.8%1.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.2%4.2%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.6%1.6%

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 6.6%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 17.3%, sitewide 19.2%Hasty Generalization: Topic 16.6%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 8.1%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.2%, sitewide 9.1%Unattributed Quote: Topic 8.6%, sitewide 1.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 6.7%Anecdotal: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 5.2%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.0%False Dilemma: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 1.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 4.6%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 4.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 0.5%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.0%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Bandwagon: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate