Topic summary
⁠0%1 analyzed article/video1,003 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pandemics results contain 26 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Politically Left Leaning Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Quote-first Misdirection as the most egregious example at 13% saturation with 520 hits. Analysis detected 2,917 faulty-reasoning hits from 4,012 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠47% (8,901 of 16,562 topics). This Pandemics is better (less manipulative) than 53.70% of the peer group.
Pandemics
Topic ranking list
Topic details
Total words: 4,012
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

46% percentile
025507510046.3% percentile
2.8% BS Score1 analyzed articles4K 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 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.7%4.7%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Topic 13.0%13.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 3.0%3.0%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.7%1.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 0.8%0.8%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 0.8%0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 5.8%5.8%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Topic 0.6%0.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.4%1.4%

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 1.7%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 3.0%, sitewide 15.9%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 13.0%, sitewide 0.0%Appeal to Authority: Topic 5.8%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 9.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 7.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 4.7%, sitewide 6.0%Politically Left Leaning Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 2.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 3.5%, sitewide 4.6%Pessimism Bias: Topic 3.7%, sitewide 1.9%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 3.7%, sitewide 3.3%False Dilemma: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 1.5%Recency Bias: Topic 3.1%, sitewide 2.7%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 2.7%Unattributed Quote: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 1.1%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 2.2%Representativeness Heuristic: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 1.9%Begging the Question: Topic 1.1%, sitewide 1.7%Hindsight Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 1.4%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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