Topic summary
84%3 analyzed articles/videos1,659 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Open Source Software results contain 34 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, Hasty Generalization, and Framing Effect, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 7.7% saturation with 385 hits. Analysis detected 3,947 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,977 analyzed words across 3 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.3% and a BS Rank of 35% (10,827 of 16,562 topics). This Open Source Software is better (less manipulative) than 65.40% of the peer group.
Open Source Software
Topic details
Total words: 4,977
Article count: 3
Authors

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

35% percentile
025507510034.6% percentile
2.3% BS Score3 analyzed articles5K 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 5.1%5.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 2.7%2.7%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 0.3%0.3%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.4%1.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 1.1%1.1%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.9%5.9%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.7%1.7%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 4.3%4.3%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.7%0.7%

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 5.1%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 8.1%Optimism Bias: Topic 7.7%, sitewide 6.0%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 5.2%Bandwagon: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 2.2%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 4.7%, sitewide 3.3%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.7%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.1%Recency Bias: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 2.7%False Dilemma: Topic 2.5%, sitewide 1.5%Loss Aversion: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate