Topic summary
⁠61%2 analyzed articles/videos1,376 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Patching results contain 38 faulty reasoning types, including Hasty Generalization, Indoctrination, and Appeal to Authority, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 13.6% saturation with 780 hits. Analysis detected 6,216 faulty-reasoning hits from 5,752 analyzed words across 2 articles, generating a BS Score of 2.8% and a BS Rank of ⁠48% (8,701 of 16,562 topics). This Patching is better (less manipulative) than 52.50% of the peer group.
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Topic details
Total words: 5,752
Article count: 2
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

48% percentile
025507510047.5% percentile
2.8% BS Score2 analyzed articles5.8K 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 6.8%6.8%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 2.7%2.7%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 13.6%13.6%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 6.9%6.9%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 10.3%10.3%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.3%1.3%Halo EffectSitewide 6.7%Topic 1.6%1.6%Biased Writer VoiceSitewide 5.3%Topic 1.3%1.3%Optimism BiasSitewide 6.0%Topic 2.0%2.0%Anchoring BiasSitewide 4.0%Topic 0.9%0.9%

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 6.8%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 6.9%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 2.7%, sitewide 15.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 13.6%, sitewide 0.5%Appeal to Authority: Topic 9.9%, sitewide 11.1%Hasty Generalization: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 8.1%Indoctrination: Topic 10.3%, sitewide 0.0%Availability Heuristic: Topic 6.2%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 1.6%, sitewide 6.7%Optimism Bias: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 6.0%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 5.5%, sitewide 4.6%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.2%False Dilemma: Topic 4.6%, sitewide 1.5%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.9%, sitewide 4.0%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 3.7%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 1.8%, sitewide 3.3%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias: Topic 0.7%, sitewide 3.1%Pessimism Bias: Topic 2.8%, sitewide 1.9%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 2.7%Recency Bias: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.7%Bandwagon: Topic 0.4%, sitewide 2.2%Status Quo Bias: Topic 1.0%, sitewide 2.2%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

Analyzed articles and videos