Topic summary
⁠8%1 analyzed article/video458 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Pasadena City College results contain 10 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Indoctrination, and Biased Writer Voice, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 6.1% saturation with 111 hits. Analysis detected 464 faulty-reasoning hits from 1,832 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 2.5% and a BS Rank of ⁠51% (10,748 of 21,864 topics). This Pasadena City College is worse (more manipulative) than 50.80% of the peer group.
Pasadena City College
Topic details
Total words: 1,832
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

51% percentile
025507510050.8% percentile
2.5% BS Score1 analyzed articles1.8K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–25%
0.0%5%10%15%20%25%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 1.6%1.6%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide 11.1%Topic 3.9%3.9%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 6.1%6.1%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 2.1%2.1%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 1.4%1.4%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.2%3.2%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 3.2%3.2%Loss AversionSitewide 2.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Status Quo BiasSitewide 2.2%Topic 1.6%1.6%Ambiguity (Equivocation)Sitewide 0.8%Topic 1.1%1.1%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%Appeal to Authority: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 9.1%Halo Effect: Topic 2.1%, sitewide 6.7%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 6.1%, sitewide 0.5%Optimism Bias: Topic 1.4%, sitewide 6.0%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.3%Indoctrination: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 0.0%Loss Aversion: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.5%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 2.2%Ambiguity (Equivocation): Topic 1.1%, sitewide 0.8%Appeal to AuthoritySitewide rateTopic rate

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