Topic summary
ā 0%1 analyzed article/video1,207 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Opinions results contain 29 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Appeal to Authority, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 12.5% saturation with 603 hits. Analysis detected 4,205 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,828 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ā 51% (8,183 of 16,562 topics). This Opinions is worse (more manipulative) than 50.60% of the peer group.
Opinions
Topic ranking list
PercentileTopicBS Score
ā 0%Uber1%
ā 0%Pittsburgh Pirates1%
ā 0%Opera1%
ā 0%Holocaust1%
ā 0%Privacy Policy1%
ā 51%Opinions (selected)4%
ā 100%Radio Roundup / Week In Review60%
ā 100%E-Bikes / Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%E Bikes Rad Power Bikes60%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence O'donnell69%
ā 100%The Last Word With Lawrence Odonnell69%
Topic details
Total words: 4,828
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510050.6% percentile
3.0% BS Score1 analyzed articles4.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0ā€“50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 3.4%3.4%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 5.9%5.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 10.6%10.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 12.5%12.5%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.3%5.3%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 3.5%3.5%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 0.4%0.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 3.1%3.1%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.3%0.3%

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%Negativity Bias: Topic 12.5%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 11.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 10.6%, sitewide 1.9%Availability Heuristic: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 5.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.8%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 4.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 2.5%False Dilemma: Topic 3.8%, sitewide 1.5%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.0%, sitewide 3.3%Status Quo Bias: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 2.2%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 3.1%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Begging the Question: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 1.7%Ad Hominem: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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