Topic summary
⁠9%2 analyzed articles/videos1,796 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Opioid Epidemic results contain 31 faulty reasoning types, including Optimism Bias, Framing Effect, and Ambiguity (Equivocation), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 7.2% saturation with 445 hits. Analysis detected 2,573 faulty-reasoning hits from 6,196 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.3% and a BS Rank of ⁠5% (15,871 of 16,562 topics). This Opioid Epidemic is better (less manipulative) than 95.80% of the peer group.
Opioid Epidemic
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Topic details

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

4% percentile
02550751004.2% percentile
1.3% BS Score2 analyzed articles6.2K 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 3.0%3.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.5%1.5%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.2%7.2%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 2.6%2.6%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.3%0.3%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 1.1%1.1%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.2%2.2%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 0.4%0.4%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.8%0.8%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Topic 0.4%0.4%

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 3.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.2%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 2.6%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.2%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 7.5%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 6.9%Halo Effect: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 3.6%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 4.6%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.2%, sitewide 3.3%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 2.8%, sitewide 0.8%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.1%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 1.9%Pessimism Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.2%, sitewide 1.7%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos