Topic summary
⁠33%5 analyzed articles/videos1,135 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Online Discourse results contain 47 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Unattributed Quote, and Anecdotal, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 9.6% saturation with 747 hits. Analysis detected 7,422 faulty-reasoning hits from 7,781 analyzed words across 5 articles, generating a BS Score of 2% and a BS Rank of ⁠25% (11,985 of 15,785 topics). This Online Discourse is better (less manipulative) than 75.90% of the peer group.
Online Discourse
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
⁠0%Uber1%
⁠0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
⁠0%Opera1%
⁠0%Holocaust1%
⁠0%Privacy Policy1%
⁠25%Online Discourse (selected)3%
⁠100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
⁠100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
⁠100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 7,781
Article count: 5
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

24% percentile
025507510024.1% percentile
2.0% BS Score5 analyzed articles7.8K 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 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 4.3%4.3%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 9.6%9.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 1.5%1.5%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.5%0.5%Unattributed QuoteSitewide 1.1%Topic 6.3%6.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.5%4.5%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 3.3%3.3%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 1.1%1.1%

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 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 9.6%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 9.4%, sitewide 8.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 3.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 6.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 6.3%, sitewide 1.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 4.9%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 2.7%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 3.4%, sitewide 0.8%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.2%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 3.1%False Dilemma: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.5%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate