Topic summary
⁠11%2 analyzed articles/videos1,426 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pasadena results contain 25 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Unattributed Quote, and Hasty Generalization, with In-Group Bias as the most egregious example at 8.8% saturation with 465 hits. Analysis detected 2,457 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,304 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 1.9% and a BS Rank of ⁠19% (13,511 of 16,562 topics). This Pasadena is better (less manipulative) than 81.60% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,304
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

18% percentile
025507510018.4% percentile
1.9% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.3K 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 2.4%2.4%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 4.0%4.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.9%2.9%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 0.9%0.9%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.0%2.0%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 3.4%3.4%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.0%1.0%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.7%2.7%

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 2.4%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 15.9%Appeal to Authority: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%In-Group Bias: Topic 8.8%, sitewide 6.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 8.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 2.3%, sitewide 5.2%Unattributed Quote: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 1.1%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.6%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 0.8%, sitewide 3.3%Bandwagon: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 2.2%Hindsight Bias: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 1.4%Pessimism Bias: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.9%False Dilemma: Topic 0.3%, sitewide 1.5%Sunk Cost Effect: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 0.3%Composition/Division: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 0.2%Quote-first Misdirection: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 0.8%, sitewide 0.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos